Christian Blake
 Blake with the Atlanta Falcons in 2021 | |||||||
| No. 13 | |||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | June 8, 1996 Plantation, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | ||||||
| College | Northern Illinois | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Christian Blake (born June 8, 1996) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
179 lb (81 kg) |
31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.51 s | 1.64 s | 2.62 s | 4.40 s | 6.83 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
9 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
Atlanta Falcons
Blake signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2018.[2] He was waived on September 1.[3] Blake was re-signed to the practice squad on September 10.[4] He was released on September 26.[5] Blake was re-signed to the practice squad on December 18.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on December 31.[7]
On August 31, 2019, Blake was waived by the Falcons and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on October 23.[10]
Blake signed a contract extension with the Falcons on March 11, 2021.[11]
Arizona Cardinals
On May 16, 2022, Blake signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[12] He was waived by the Cardinals on August 2.[13]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On August 11, 2022, Blake signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[14] He was released by the Steelers on August 23.[15]
References
- ^ "Christian Blake, Northern Illinois, WR, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ Weaver, Tim (May 1, 2018). "Falcons announce agreements with 27 undrafted free agents". Falcons Wire. USA Today. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 1, 2018). "Falcons 2018 roster: Atlanta announces roster cuts, trims active roster down to 52". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 10, 2018). "Falcons waive Deante Burton, Jeff Overbaugh; sign trio of players". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 25, 2018). "Falcons place Ricardo Allen on injured reserve; make several roster moves". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (December 18, 2018). "Falcons announce flurry of transactions, place Jeremy Langford on active roster". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ Conway, Kelsey (December 31, 2018). "Falcons sign nine players to reserve/futures contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ McFadden, Will (August 31, 2019). "Falcons 2019 roster announced". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 1, 2019). "Falcons sign seven players to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (October 23, 2019). "Falcons sign receivers to active roster, practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ "Falcons re-sign Younghoe Koo, three more exclusive rights free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ Urban, Darren (May 16, 2022). "Cardinals Sign QB Jarrett Guarantano After Rookie Tryout". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 2, 2022). "Cardinals Activate Hollywood Brown, Add Rashaad Coward". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Zasky, Jason (August 11, 2022). "Steelers Sign Former Falcons Wide Receiver; Ex-Notre Dame WR Waived". Heavy.com.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 23, 2022). "Steelers reduce roster to 80 players". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.