In September 2016, some believe that Blake changed his first name from Antwon to Valentino. This is not true; instead, Antwon joked with the press on media day and the joke was believed to be true.[1]
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.
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 Titansedit
On March 17, 2016, Blake signed with the Tennessee Titans, reuniting him with former Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau.[4]
New York Giantsedit
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.
^"Giants Released CB Valentino Blake". NFLTradeRumors.com. September 2, 2017.
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valentino, blake, antwon, born, august, 1990, former, american, football, cornerback, special, teamer, signed, jacksonville, jaguars, undrafted, free, agent, 2012, also, played, pittsburgh, steelers, tennessee, titans, york, giants, played, college, football, . Antwon Valentino Blake born August 9 1990 is a former American football cornerback and special teamer He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers Tennessee Titans and New York Giants He played college football at Texas El Paso UTEP Valentino BlakeBlake with the SteelersNo 30 38 41 47Position CornerbackPersonal informationBorn 1990 08 09 August 9 1990 age 33 Jacksonville Florida U S Height 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Weight 210 lb 95 kg Career informationHigh school Thurgood Marshall Missouri City Texas Terry Parker Jacksonville Florida College UTEPUndrafted 2012Career historyJacksonville Jaguars 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers 2013 2015 Tennessee Titans 2016 New York Giants 2017 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2019 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsTotal tackles 185Sacks 1 0Forced fumbles 2Fumble recoveries 2Interceptions 3Defensive touchdowns 1Player stats at NFL com PFR In September 2016 some believe that Blake changed his first name from Antwon to Valentino This is not true instead Antwon joked with the press on media day and the joke was believed to be true 1 Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2 1 Jacksonville Jaguars 2 2 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 3 Tennessee Titans 2 4 New York Giants 3 NFL career statistics 3 1 Regular season 3 2 Playoffs 4 References 5 External linksCollege career editHe 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 editJacksonville Jaguars edit 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 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 On March 17 2016 Blake signed with the Tennessee Titans reuniting him with former Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau 4 New York Giants edit 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 NFL career statistics editLegend Bold Career high Regular season edit Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles 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 Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles 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 0References edit Wyatt Jim What s In a Name Titans CB Antwon Blake Explains The Official Site of the Tennessee Titans Retrieved October 28 2016 Jaguars S Antwon Blake Interview Retrieved January 26 2013 Jaguars sign 17 rookie Free Agents Jaguars com Archived from the original on June 15 2012 Retrieved September 5 2012 Titans Agree to Terms with CB Antwon Blake Eisen Michael March 20 2017 New York Giants sign QB Geno Smith CB Valentino Blake Giants com Archived from the original on August 25 2017 Williams Charean August 23 2017 Valentino Blake leaves Giants ProFootballTalk NBCSports com Giants Released CB Valentino Blake NFLTradeRumors com September 2 2017 External links editUTEP Miners bio Jacksonville Jaguars bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valentino Blake amp oldid 1214055146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
