Blake Brockermeyer

Blake Weeks Brockermeyer (born April 11, 1973) is a former American football offensive tackle who played for the Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, and Denver Broncos in the NFL. He is currently serving as offensive line coach for the Sea Lions of The Spring League.^[1]

Blake Brockermeyer

No. 78, 71
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1973-04-11) April 11, 1973 (age 50) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:	Fort Worth (TX) Arlington Heights
College:	Texas
NFL Draft:	1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29
Career history
Carolina Panthers (1995–1998) Chicago Bears (1999–2001) Denver Broncos (2002–2003)
Career highlights and awards
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1995) All-American (1994)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 136 Games started: 103 Fumbles recovered: 4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life and education

Brockermeyer attended high school at Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas. He played college football at the University of Texas, starting all 34 games while attending. He was a two-time All-SWC offensive tackle in 1993^[2] and 1994,^[3] as well as an All-American in 1994. He was drafted in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers.^[4]

Honors

Brockermeyer was inducted into the Sun Bowl Hall of Fame^[5] and is in the University of Texas Hall of Honor.^[6]

Family

Brockermeyer married his wife, Kristy, in 1996. The couple has four sons: Jack, Luke, Tommy and James. His oldest son, Jack, graduated from Rice University in May 2020.^[7] Luke played linebacker for the University of Texas before graduating in 2023.^[8] James plays offensive line for the University of Alabama. James's twin brother Tommy originally also played offensive line for the University of Alabama but transferred in 2023 to TCU.^[9][10][11]

Sporting positions
Preceded by First starting LT	Carolina Panthers Starting Left Tackle 1995–1998	Succeeded by Clarence Jones
Preceded by Andy Heck	Chicago Bears Starting Left Tackle 1999–2001	Succeeded by Mike Gandy

References

1. Brice, John (April 12, 2021). "Sources: Spring League Houston franchise finds head coach, OL coach". Footballscoop. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
2. "1993 Southwest Conference Football Summary".
3. "1993 Southwest Conference Football Summary".
4. "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
5. "Sun Bowl Hall of Fame".
6. "University of Texas Hall of Honor".
7. "Rice University Spring 2020 Commencement Ceremony". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.
8. "Luke Brockermeyer - Football - University of Texas Athletics".
9. "Tommy Brockermeyer - Football - University of Alabama Athletics".
10. "James Brockermeyer - Football - University of Alabama Athletics".
11. "Tommy Brockermeyer - Football - TCU Athletics".