Blake with the Steelers in January 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | August 9, 1990||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Thurgood Marshall (Missouri City, Texas) Terry Parker (Jacksonville, Florida) | ||||||||||||
College: | UTEP | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Antwon Valentino Blake (born August 9, 1990) is a former American football cornerback and special teamer. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and was also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, New York Giants and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played college football at Texas–El Paso (UTEP).
In September 2016, some believe that Blake changed his first name from Antwon to Valentino. This is not true; instead, Antwon joked with the press on media day and the joke was believed to be true. [1]
He played college football at Texas-El Paso (UTEP) from 2008 to 2011. During his career at UTEP, Blake totaled 137 tackles, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 interception. [2] He started every game his junior and senior years also started 1 game his sophomore season before suffering an ankle injury.
Blake signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars following the 2012 NFL Draft as a rookie free agent. [3]
He was released on September 1, 2013.
On September 2, 2013, Blake was claimed on waivers by the Steelers. Blake would remain on the team over the next 3 seasons. He gathered his first interception during a Week 8, 2014 game against the Colts, picking off Andrew Luck.
In 2015, Blake became a starter. Though the Steeler pass defense was one of its worst in decades, Blake played a role. During Week 5, he picked off Philip Rivers, and ran it 70 yards for his first pick-six. He would have 2 more picks during the year, one in a Week 8 loss to the Bengals, and one against the Bengals in the Wild Card game.
On March 17, 2016, Blake signed with the Tennessee Titans, reuniting him with former Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. [4]
On March 20, 2017, Blake signed with the New York Giants. [5] On August 23, 2017, the Giants placed Blake on the Reserve/Exempt list after leaving practice. [6] He was released on September 2, 2017. [7]
On September 5, 2017, Blake announced his retirement from the NFL.
Blake was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on January 30, 2019. [8]
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2012 | JAX | 16 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | PIT | 14 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | PIT | 16 | 1 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | PIT | 16 | 16 | 77 | 65 | 12 | 1.0 | 5 | 2 | 112 | 1 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | TEN | 16 | 1 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
78 | 18 | 185 | 156 | 29 | 1.0 | 6 | 3 | 112 | 1 | 70 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2014 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | PIT | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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