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Narduzzi doesn't seem so bad...has a little Jimbo in him it sounds like.
Police say Rori Blair, a Pitt sophomore defensive end who overcame the effects of a stroke in high school to earn a scholarship to Pitt, was driving 117 mph across the Fort Pitt Bridge at 3:30 a.m. on March 15.
According to charging documents, the arresting officer smelled “a strong odor of marijuana emitting” from Blair and took him to UPMC Mercy hospital for blood tests. Those tests indicated positive for cannabinoids, according to the criminal complaint.
Blair was charged during the weekend with DUI, speeding, careless and reckless driving, and failure to wear a seatbelt.
Blair, a 2014 graduate of Upper St. Clair, played in 12 of 13 games at Pitt last season with two starts. He led the team with 5 1⁄2 sacks.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said, “It's a family issue and we will deal with it internally.”
That's the same terminology he used when discussing wide receiver Tyler Boyd , who returned to the team last week after having been suspended from all team activities for a month after a DUI arrest in June.
But Blair, Narduzzi said, won't be suspended.
“Rori came in and told me about it, a moment where someone lost his mind a little bit and made a bad decision,” Narduzzi said. “The good thing is I've known about it for a long time. Something where I've let the process go, really not going to speak any more about it.
“He's had some things he's had to do (punishment) in the meantime, and we will kind of leave it at that. There has been some punishment, and there will probably be more. It's a family issue and we will deal with it internally.”
Asked if he knew about the incident immediately after it occurred, Narduzzi said, “Right away. No doubt.”
Asked if he thought about suspending Blair from spring practice, Narduzzi said, “Not really. He had some other suspensions. I'm not going to get into it anymore.”
http://triblive.com/mobile/8780810-96/pitt-blair-driving
Police say Rori Blair, a Pitt sophomore defensive end who overcame the effects of a stroke in high school to earn a scholarship to Pitt, was driving 117 mph across the Fort Pitt Bridge at 3:30 a.m. on March 15.
According to charging documents, the arresting officer smelled “a strong odor of marijuana emitting” from Blair and took him to UPMC Mercy hospital for blood tests. Those tests indicated positive for cannabinoids, according to the criminal complaint.
Blair was charged during the weekend with DUI, speeding, careless and reckless driving, and failure to wear a seatbelt.
Blair, a 2014 graduate of Upper St. Clair, played in 12 of 13 games at Pitt last season with two starts. He led the team with 5 1⁄2 sacks.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said, “It's a family issue and we will deal with it internally.”
That's the same terminology he used when discussing wide receiver Tyler Boyd , who returned to the team last week after having been suspended from all team activities for a month after a DUI arrest in June.
But Blair, Narduzzi said, won't be suspended.
“Rori came in and told me about it, a moment where someone lost his mind a little bit and made a bad decision,” Narduzzi said. “The good thing is I've known about it for a long time. Something where I've let the process go, really not going to speak any more about it.
“He's had some things he's had to do (punishment) in the meantime, and we will kind of leave it at that. There has been some punishment, and there will probably be more. It's a family issue and we will deal with it internally.”
Asked if he knew about the incident immediately after it occurred, Narduzzi said, “Right away. No doubt.”
Asked if he thought about suspending Blair from spring practice, Narduzzi said, “Not really. He had some other suspensions. I'm not going to get into it anymore.”
http://triblive.com/mobile/8780810-96/pitt-blair-driving
