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New Lions RB LeGarrette Blount is super tight with Matt Patricia

ALLEN PARK -- How much does LeGarrette Blount like Matt Patricia?

Their relationship isn't just good. It isn't just really good, or even really, really good.

"Always been really, really, really good," Blount said Monday on a conference call with Detroit reporters. "Never anything bad about it."

That's right. Patricia was a longtime defensive guy in New England before joining the Lions, and Blount played running back for the team from 2013-16. Then Blount left for Philly last year, and they clashed against each other in the Super Bowl. But they're tight.

So tight, Blount actually owns a sweatshirt with Patricia's face on it.