Brian Blades
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
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| Born: | July 24, 1965 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 189 lb (86 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Piper (Sunrise, Florida) | ||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||
| NFL draft: | 1988 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49 | ||
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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).
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]
| Height | Weight | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Bench press | ||||||
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| 5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) |
182 lb (83 kg) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.48 s | 1.59 s | 2.61 s | 13 reps | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
After graduating, he was chosen in the second round (49th overall) of the
Manslaughter conviction and acquittal
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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]
Personal life
He is the older brother of former NFL
References
- ^ "Brian Blades Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ "Brian Blades, Combine Results, WR - Miami (FL)". nflcombineresults.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ "Court TV Casefiles: Florida v. Blades". Court TV Library. Archived from the original on July 18, 2007.
- ^ "Blades's AcquittalIs [sic] Upheld". The New York Times. October 24, 1997. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2010.