| No. -- Free Agent | |
| Linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: September 30, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Plantation, Florida | |
| Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Weight: 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Pittsburgh | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179 | |
| Debuted in 2007 for the Washington Redskins | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009 | |
| Tackles | 121 |
| Sacks | 0.0 |
| Interceptions | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Horatio Benedict Blades, Jr. (born September 30, 1984) is an American football linebacker he is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the sixth round (179th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Redskins.
He is the son of former Pro Bowler Bennie Blades and nephew of Brian Blades and Al Blades.
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Blades attended Plantation High School in Plantation, Florida where he set school records for tackles in a career (409), season (154), and game (21).
Blades became only the fifth player in school history to record over 400 career tackles. He started and played in 12 games during his senior season at Pittsburgh where he was a First-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and SportsIllustrated.com and was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year. He was also a First-team All-Big East for the third time. He recorded a career-high 147 tackles (86 solo), 10.5 tackles for a loss, one sack, two fumble recoveries, two interceptions and two blocked field goals as a senior.
Blades was drafted in the sixth round (179th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Redskins. In his rookie season he played mostly special teams and recorded 21 tackles. In 2008 he played 16 games with 5 starts and recorded 60 tackles for the Redskins. On September 3, 2011 the Redskins cut Blades just before the start of the 2011 NFL Season.
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