Brian Blades

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Brian Blades
No. 89
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1965-07-24) July 24, 1965 (age 59)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Piper (Sunrise, Florida)
College: Miami (FL)
NFL draft: 1988  / round: 2 / pick: 49
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:581
Receiving yards:7,620
Receiving touchdowns:34
Player stats at PFR

Brian Keith Blades (born July 24, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).

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Blades graduated from Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida in 1983. He attended the University of Miami.

He finished his college career with 80 catches for 1,493 yards and 15 TDs. [1]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Bench press
5 ft 11+1⁄8 in
(1.81 m)		182 lb
(83 kg)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.48 s1.59 s2.61 s13 reps
All values from NFL Combine [2]

After graduating, he was chosen in the second round (49th overall) of the 1988 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks. [3] Blades spent his entire 11-year career with the Seahawks, playing for the team from 1988-1998. He signed a one-year contract with the Seahawks prior to the 1999 season, but was cut on June 5, 1999. in 1989 Blades won the Marcus Nalley MVP award, also that year (1989) he was voted into the pro bowl after having 1,063 receiving yards and 5 TD receptions.

Manslaughter conviction and acquittal

Blades was charged with murder in the second degree for the death of his cousin, Charles Blades Jr. Blades initially pleaded "no contest" but later changed his plea to "not guilty" before the trial. Blades claimed the pistol accidentally discharged a round into his cousin during a struggle. During the trial, the prosecuting attorney and a gun expert staged a mock struggle with a blank filled gun, in which the gun accidentally discharged.

After a jury convicted Blades of manslaughter, the presiding Judge Susan Lebow overturned the verdict 72 hours later, citing the prosecution's failure to provide enough evidence for conviction. [4] The case was appealed to the Fourth District Court of Appeal, and the court upheld his acquittal. [5]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1988 SEA 1674068217.1558
1989 SEA 1614771,06313.8605
1990 SEA 16164952510.7243
1991 SEA 1616701,00314.3522
1992 SEA 651925613.5371
1993 SEA 16148094511.8413
1994 SEA 1616811,08613.4454
1995 SEA 1616771,00113.0494
1996 SEA 1194355612.9802
1997 SEA 1133031910.6272
1998 SEA 1661518412.3470
Career 1561225817,62013.18034

Personal life

He is the older brother of former NFL cornerbacks Bennie Blades and Al Blades. He is also the uncle of former Washington Redskins linebacker H. B. Blades. Blades and his wife Tisha, daughters Brittany and Brianne, and son Brian II live in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

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References

  1. ↑ "Brian Blades Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Brian Blades, Combine Results, WR - Miami (FL)". nflcombineresults.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Court TV Casefiles: Florida v. Blades". Court TV Library. Archived from the original on July 18, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Blades's AcquittalIs [sic] Upheld". The New York Times. October 24, 1997. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
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