Brian Blades
American football player
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).
Early life
Blades graduated from Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida in 1983. He attended the University of Miami.
College career
He finished his college career with 80 catches for 1,493 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Professional career
After graduating, he was chosen in the second round (49th overall) of the 1988 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks. 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 five touchdowns.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Manslaughter conviction and acquittal
Blades was charged with murder in the second degree for the death of his cousin, Charles Blades Jr.
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