Monday 29 January 2018 15:05, UK
LeGarrette Blount will be setting aside friendships and be in "straight enemy mode" when the Philadelphia Eagles take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII.
Blount signed with the Eagles at the start of the season as a free-agent after winning the Super Bowl with the Patriots last year.
The 31-year-old had favoured a return to the Patriots but a contract offer never materialised and now an opportunity for revenge has arisen.
"Straight enemy mode," he said. "Ain't no friends, no homies, none of that. We know what we're going to do; they know what they're going to do. We've got the same goal in mind. It ain't no hard feelings. It just is what it is."
Blount was part of a running back rotation with the Patriots and set career-high marks with 299 carries, 1,161 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2016.
"I don't play for the Patriots anymore. I don't watch the Patriots, I don't care about the Patriots," he said. "I focus on what we need to do to put us in the best position to win this game. I had a great time there last year, but last year is last year."
