Brian Blades

Not to be confused with Brian Blade.

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).

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
Height Weight Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-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 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 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.

  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.