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New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount will not face a marijuana possession charge while he was in Pittsburgh.

Prosecutors on Friday dropped the charge that stemmed from an Aug. 20 arrest when he was a playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Blount and Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell were pulled over after police said they found about three-fourths of an ounce of marijuana in Bell’s car during a traffic stop in Ross Township, a Pittsburgh suburb.

Blount, who is preparing for Sunday’s Super Bowl against the Seattle Seahawks, satisfied his penalty by working community service in Boston. He will not have to appear in court in Pittsburgh next week.

West View District Judge Richard Opiela told Blount, 28, at a court appearance last month that the misdemeanor marijuana possession charge would go away if he completed 50 hours of community service by Feb. 4.

Blount’s attorney, Casey White, notified the court Friday that Blount had satisfied the requirement by working with a group called Urban Achievers in Boston.

“He was happy to get this done in a timely fashion so he wouldn’t have any distractions with the game at hand,” White said.

Blount could still face NFL discipline for his arrest now that the case is resolved.

The Steelers cut Blount after he left the field early during a loss at Tennessee in Week 11. Blount, who jumped to Pittsburgh in free agency last spring, was then signed for his second tour of duty with the Patriots.

Blount ran for 148 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries in the AFC Championship game. He ran for 266 yards in 11 regular-season games with Pittsburgh and 281 in five games with New England.

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