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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)

1-time Pro Bowler

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

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1988 22 DET SS 15 14 1.0 2 12 0 7 3 0 4 22 0 102
1989 23 DET SS 16 16 2 0 1 0 0 100
1990 24 DET FS 12 12 1.0 2 25 0 21 1 0 1 0 0 83
1991* 25 DET FS 16 16 1 14 0 14 2 0 3 21 0 93
1992 26 DET FS 16 16 3 56 0 34 1 0 0 0 0 95
1993 27 DET 4 4 23
1994 28 DET FS 16 16 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 71 19
1995 29 DET FS 16 16 1.0 1 0 0 0 69 29 1
1996 30 DET SS 15 15 2 112 1 98 78 28
1997 31 SEA SS 10 9 1.0 2 11 0 11 58 12
Career 136 134 5.0 14 230 1 98 9 0 11 43 0 772 88 1
9 yrs DET 126 125 4.0 12 219 1 98 9 0 11 43 0 714 76 1
1 yr SEA 10 9 1.0 2 11 0 11 58 12

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1992 26 DET FS 16 16 1 6
1995 29 DET FS 16 16 1 2
1996 30 DET SS 15 15 1 6
Career 136 134 1 1 1 14

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1991

Intercept. Ret. TD

1996 NFL 1 (4)

Long Intercep. Return

1996 NFL 98 (2-- 39)

Safeties

1995 NFL 1 (1-- 16)

Career 1 (66)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1988 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1991 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1991 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1991 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1992 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL