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Christian Blake
Christian Blake aug2021
Blake with the Atlanta Falcons in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1996-06-08) June 8, 1996 (age 28)
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
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:28
Receiving yards:257
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Christian Blake (born June 8, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Northern Illinois.

Professional career

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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+38 in
(1.84 m)
179 lb
(81 kg)
31+58 in
(0.80 m)
9+38 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

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Blake signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2018.[2] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[3] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 10, 2018.[4] He was released on September 26, 2018.[5] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 18, 2018.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on December 31, 2018.[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, 2019.[10]

Blake signed a contract extension with the Falcons on March 11, 2021.[11]

Arizona Cardinals

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On May 16, 2022, Blake signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[12] He was waived on August 2, 2022.[13]

Pittsburgh Steelers

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On August 11, 2022, Blake signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[14] He was released on August 23, 2022.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Christian Blake, Northern Illinois, WR, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Falcons announce agreements with 27 undrafted free agents". FalconsWire.USAToday.com. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  3. ^ McFadden, Will (September 1, 2018). "Falcons 2018 roster: Atlanta announces roster cuts, trims active roster down to 52". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ McFadden, Will (September 25, 2018). "Falcons place Ricardo Allen on injured reserve; make several roster moves". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  6. ^ McFadden, Will (December 18, 2018). "Falcons announce flurry of transactions, place Jeremy Langford on active roster". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ McFadden, Will (August 31, 2019). "Falcons 2019 roster announced". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  9. ^ McFadden, Will (September 1, 2019). "Falcons sign seven players to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  10. ^ McFadden, Will (October 23, 2019). "Falcons sign receivers to active roster, practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  11. ^ "Falcons re-sign Younghoe Koo, three more exclusive rights free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  12. ^ Urban, Darren (May 16, 2022). "Cardinals Sign QB Jarrett Guarantano After Rookie Tryout". AZCardinals.com.
  13. ^ Urban, Darren (August 2, 2022). "Cardinals Activate Hollywood Brown, Add Rashaad Coward". AZCardinals.com.
  14. ^ Zasky, Jason (August 11, 2022). "Steelers Sign Former Falcons Wide Receiver; Ex-Notre Dame WR Waived". Heavy.com.
  15. ^ 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.
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