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Bennie Blades

Horatio Benedict Blades

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 221 lbs.
Born: September 3, 1966 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
College: Miami (FL)

Career AV: 49 (1443rd overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1988 22 DET SS 36 15 14 1.0 2 12 0 7 3 0 4 22 0 102 7
1989 23 DET SS 36 16 16 2 0 1 0 0 100 7
1990 24 DET FS 36 12 12 1.0 2 25 0 21 1 0 1 0 0 83 4
1991* 25 DET FS 36 16 16 1 14 0 14 2 0 3 21 0 93 9
1992 26 DET FS 36 16 16 3 56 0 34 1 0 0 0 0 95 6
1993 27 DET 36 4 4 23 2
1994 28 DET FS 36 16 16 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 71 19 7
1995 29 DET FS 36 16 16 1.0 1 0 0 0 69 29 1 8
1996 30 DET SS 36 15 15 2 112 1 98 78 28 5
1997 31 SEA SS 36 10 9 1.0 2 11 0 11 58 12 4
Career 136 134 5.0 14 230 1 98 9 0 11 43 0 772 88 1 59
9 yrs DET 126 125 4.0 12 219 1 98 9 0 11 43 0 714 76 1 55
1 yr SEA 10 9 1.0 2 11 0 11 58 12 4

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1992 26 DET FS 36 16 16 1 1 6
1995 29 DET FS 36 16 16 1 2
1996 30 DET SS 36 15 15 1 1 6
Career 136 134 1 1 2 1 14

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1991

Intercept. Ret. TD

1996 NFL 1 (4)

Long Intercep. Return

1996 NFL 98 (2/43)

Safeties

1995 NFL 1 (1/18)

Career 1 (69)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1988Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1991Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1992Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL