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American football player (born 1996)

PositionWide receiver

Born (1996-06-08) June 8, 1996 (age 29)
Plantation, Florida, U.S.

Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight181 lb (82 kg)

Christian Blake

Blake with the Atlanta Falcons in 2021

No. 13

Position

Wide receiver

Personal information

Born

(1996-06-08) June 8, 1996 (age 29)
Plantation, Florida, U.S.

Height

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight

181 lb (82 kg)

Career information

High school

Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

College

Northern Illinois

NFL draft

2018: undrafted

Career history

Atlanta Falcons (2018–2021)
Arizona Cardinals (2022)*
Pittsburgh Steelers (2022)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics

Receptions	28
Receiving yards	257
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.

Atlanta Falcons

Pre-draft measurables
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]

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.

External links

Northern Illinois Huskies bio

Arizona Cardinals

Pittsburgh Steelers

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