Valentino Blake
| File:Antwon Blake.JPG Blake with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 9, 1990 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Thurgood Marshall (Missouri City, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | UTEP | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2012: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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Antwon Valentino Blake (born August 9, 1990) is an American former professional football cornerback and special teamer who played in the National Football League (NFL). 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, Blake changed his first name from Antwon to Valentino.[1]
College career
[edit | edit source]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.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit | edit source]Blake signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars following the 2012 NFL draft as a rookie free agent.[3]
He was released on September 1, 2013.
Pittsburgh Steelers
[edit | edit source]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.
Tennessee Titans
[edit | edit source]On March 17, 2016, Blake signed with the Tennessee Titans, reuniting him with former Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau.[4]
New York Giants
[edit | edit source]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.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
[edit | edit source]Blake was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on January 30, 2019.[8]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
[edit | edit source]| 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 | ||
Playoffs
[edit | edit source]| 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 | ||
References
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External links
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
- Players of American football from Houston
- UTEP Miners football players
- American football cornerbacks
- American football safeties
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Tennessee Titans players
- New York Giants players
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- Canadian football defensive backs
- Players of Canadian football from Jacksonville, Florida