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Nick Bellore is an NFL Pro Bowl fullback/linebacker and special teamer with the Seattle Seahawks. Bellore signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2011. Bellore has also been a member of the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers. He played his college ball at Central Michigan University where he had a great career.
Bellore was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and attended Whitefish Bay High School, graduating in 2007. He chose to attend Central Michigan for a chance to start at linebacker immediately, despite interest from the University of Wisconsin and Kansas State University.
Bellore started 52 games in his career, which is tied for the most in school history. He ranks third in CMU history with 472 total tackles including an outstanding 24 career 10-tackle games. Bellore had three consecutive 100-tackle seasons and was just the sixth player in CMU history to earn All-MAC first team honors in three different seasons. For his stellar 2010 season, he was selected to play in 2011 East-West Shrine Game and was named to the All-MAC first team defense. He also earned the Ring of Honor team award and was elected as a co-captain by his teammates. He was named MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week for performance against Hampton (9/2) which included 11 tackles, including a tackle for loss. For the 2010 season, he added four more 10-plus tackle games. (Northwestern, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan and Toledo) In the Northern Illinois game, he dominated posting a season-high 14 tackles in loss.
The Chippewas appeared in three bowl games during Bellore’s career, winning one (the 2010 GMAC Bowl), only the second bowl win in CMU history. He was also selected as CMU’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009.
Bellore played in all 64 games with the Jets over a four year span (2011-14), and registered three tackles along with 90 special teams tackles. In 2014, he ranked second on the team with 15 special teams tackles. Bellore led the team in special teams tackles in each of his first three seasons with the Jets (31 in 2011, 17 in 2012 and 27 in 2013). On October 14th, 2012, Nick Bellore caught his first career pass on a fake punt by Tim Tebow. He gained 23 yards on the play. Jets coaches looked into converting him to play fullback in training camp of 2012, but the experiment was short lived and he returned to linebacker. On January 6, 2015, Bellore was named to the 2014 Pro Football Focus All-Pro Team.
In 2016 with the San Francisco 49ers, Bellore appeared in 14 games where he started a career-high 10 games and registered 82 tackles, four passes defensed and the first sack, interception and fumble recovery of his career. He was placed on injured reserve on December 19, 2016 with an elbow injury.
In 2019 with the Seahawks, Bellore was used at FB on 29 offensive snaps all season long, even though he appeared in 14 games. He hauled in two targets for 23 total yards, including a touchdown against the Cardinals, but it was clear his role on the team was on the special teams, where he appeared in 58% of the team’s snaps and recorded seven combined tackles and a fumble recovery. In 2020, Bellore was named to the Pro Bowl Roster for his special teams prowess. On March 18th, 2021, Bellore signed a two-year deal to remain in Seattle.
The featured white and black Nike Cleats were game worn by Nick Bellore in the battle for the Snoopy trophy in the annual preseason bragging rights game between the New York Jets and the New York Giants on August 29th, 2011. The defense intercepted NY Giants quarterback Eli Manning twice, capitalized on two big special teams plays and got a goal-line stand by their second-team defense early in the second half to win 17-3. Bellore was a force for the Jets with 7 tackles, including his 1st NFL Sack. He has signed both Cleats and added “Worn Against NY Giants, 8-29-11, 7 Tackles & 1st Sack Jets 17 Giants 3, to the left one in silver. The Cleats have yellowed, that’s why we are offering them at this special price. Bellore’s #43 is written in black on back heel. This was his number his rookie season before he switched to #54. The Cleats show great use and were obtained directly from Nick Bellore!!!
*******The Cleats have yellowed, that’s why we are offering them at this special price.
