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#89 | Wide Receiver | Seattle Seahawks | Roster
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#89 | Wide Receiver | Seattle Seahawks | Roster |
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Profile
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 lbs. Born: July 24, 1965, Fort Lauderdale, FL College: Miami (FL) Drafted: Selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round (49th pick overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft. Acquired: Re-signed by the Seattle Seahawks as a free agent on April 10, 1996. College Four-year letterman ... Finished his career with 80 receptions for 1,493 yards and 15 TDs ... Finished second on the school receiving TD list and was fifth in yards ... Team went on to a 12-10 record and the national championship ... Had 29 receptions for 394 yards and five TDs, including three two-point conversions, as a senior ... Played in four bowl games during his career and also played in the Japan bowl ... Majored in business management. Personal Lettered in football and track at Piper HS in Fort Lauderdale, Florida ... Older brother of Pro Bowl safety Bennie Blades, an All-America at Miami and a first-round selection by the Lions in 1988 ... Organized the Fort Lauderdale Youth Track Club in his hometown and also volunteered as a sprint coach at Coral Springs HS in Coral Springs, Fla., during the off-season ... He has hosted a Christmas party for the past three years for homeless children ... Distributed posters of himself with the message, "Hard Work Pays Off" ... Is also active with Seattle Emergency Housing, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, First Place, United Negro College Fund, and the Big Brothers of King County ... Was part of the NFL F.A.C.T. Trading Cards, promoting Football and Academics, a Championship Team ... The program utilizes football cards as motivational learning tools ... He was charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of his cousin Charles, July 1995, and the trial is pending ... He has two daughters, Brittany and Brianne.
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