Franco Harris Football League
10-19-2122
#42|Bennie Blades Safety
Nashville Orcas (1994, Age 33)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B   Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (08-18-2029) Potential B-
Age at Death 68 Born 03-26-1961 in Flint, MI
Drafted Round 1, Pick 21 (1984) Experience 11 Years (200 Wks)
College State University of Idaho, 1984 Salary 845 ($2300.126M/2122 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power F  Catching C- Pass Cover B+ Kick Power B 
Throw Acc D- Pass Blocking D  Run Cover B- Kick Acc C 
Carrying D+ Run Blocking D- Tackling A- Kick Return B+
        Pursuit A     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B+ Stamina C+ Execution C  Agility C+
Strength C  Health D- Aggressiveness D+ Hands C+
Jumping B-     Attitude C  Break Tackle B+
ROLES
QB D+ C D  DT C+ SS B  K D+ GUN B-
WR C  G D+ DE C+ FS B+ P C- KR B-
HB/TB C  T D+ ILB C+ CB B- LS D  KRB C 
FB C- TE D+ OLB B- H D+ HT C  KOS C-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1984 STL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 2 5 20 4.0 8 0 0
1985 STL 15 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 5 4 23 5.8 8 0 0
1986 STL 14 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 3 3 14 4.7 9 0 0
1987 STL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 3 5 38 7.6 11 0 0
1988 STL 14 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2 2 15 7.5 8 0 0
1989 STL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 6 3 17 5.7 8 0 0
1990 STL 12 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 0 5 72 14.4 54 1 0
1991 STL 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 1 6 94 15.7 69 1 0
1992 STL 11 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 0
1993 STL 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1994 STL 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   138 131 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 56 22 34 297 8.7 69 2 0

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1995Bennie Blades has retired from the St. Louis Lions.
12-21-1992The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades and Eric Ebron to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Jeff Backus and Ronnell Lewis to the inactive roster.
11-15-1992The St. Louis Lions have moved Jamaal Alexander to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades to the inactive roster.
11-15-1992Bennie Blades of the St. Louis Lions is injured with a knee derangement and is expected to be out for approximately 34 days.
08-31-1992The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades, Dre Bly, Chris Claiborne, Jeff Backus, Jim McNorton, Haloti Ngata, Scott Mitchell, Reuben Droughns, and Laken Tomlinson to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Tim Toone, Gabe Wright, Mike Machurek, Tom Turnure, James Davis, Ronald Cherry, Eric Ebron, and Jamaal Alexander to the inactive roster.
08-10-1992The St. Louis Lions have moved Ronald Cherry, Tim Toone, Jamaal Alexander, Kevin Hancock, Ken Hardy, Tom Turnure, Eric Ebron, T.J. Jones, Mike Fuller, Kelly Butler, Sammie Hill, and Shaun Cody to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Jeff Backus, Carl Treu, Shaun Rogers, Glover Quin, Laken Tomlinson, Bennie Blades, Chris Claiborne, Dre Bly, Haloti Ngata, Scott Mitchell, and Reuben Droughns to the inactive roster.
09-01-1991The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades, Dre Bly, Chris Claiborne, Jeff Backus, Haloti Ngata, Scott Mitchell, Reuben Droughns, and Laken Tomlinson to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Devon Taylor, Shaun Rogers, James Davis, Eric Ebron, Jamaal Alexander, Lewis Zimmerman, and Jerry Stehouwer to the inactive roster.
08-11-1991The St. Louis Lions have moved Tim Toone, Gabe Wright, Mike Machurek, Devon Taylor, Shaun Rogers, Frank Billingsley, Rashean Mathis, Eric Ebron, Jamaal Alexander, and Jerry Stehouwer to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades, Dre Bly, Chris Claiborne, Jeff Backus, Shane Helmsley, Haloti Ngata, Scott Mitchell, Reuben Droughns, and Laken Tomlinson to the inactive roster.
11-05-1990The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades and DeAndre Levy to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Jamaal Alexander and George Smith to the inactive roster.
10-15-1990The St. Louis Lions have moved Cliff Avril and Jamaal Alexander to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades and Devon Taylor to the inactive roster.
09-30-1990Bennie Blades of the St. Louis Lions is injured with a shoulder ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 28 days.
09-02-1990The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades, Cliff Avril, Dre Bly, Chris Claiborne, Jeff Backus, Haloti Ngata, Scott Mitchell, and Golden Tate to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Tim Toone, Dave Compton, Scott Conover, Devon Taylor, Alfonso Boone, Rashean Mathis, Jamaal Alexander, and George Smith to the inactive roster.
08-12-1990The St. Louis Lions have moved George Smith, Kalimba Edwards, Gerald Alexander, Rashean Mathis, Dave Compton, Scott Conover, Tim Toone, Brian Calhoun, and Jerry Stehouwer to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Jeff Backus, Golden Tate, Bennie Blades, Cliff Avril, Spain Laughlin, Dre Bly, Chris Claiborne, Scott Mitchell, and Theo Riddick to the inactive roster.
09-03-1989The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades, Dre Bly, Haloti Ngata, Scott Mitchell, Carl Treu, Golden Tate, David Sloan, and Laken Tomlinson to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Dave Compton, Alfonso Boone, Ladrian Waddle, Rashean Mathis, Derrick Williams, Jeff Lamana, Jamaal Alexander, and Jerry Stehouwer to the inactive roster.
08-14-1989The St. Louis Lions have moved Dave Compton, Stan Baska, Bruce Molesworth, Bubba Dodd, James James, Dave Campbell, Jim Hogue, Ladrian Waddle, Elvis Bowling, Jeff Lamana, and Lindsay Graves to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades, Darius Slay, Haloti Ngata, Scott Mitchell, Carl Treu, David Sloan, Ryan Broyles, and Laken Tomlinson to the inactive roster.
12-18-1988Bennie Blades of the St. Louis Lions is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 5 days.
12-12-1988The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Bill Bentley to the inactive roster.
11-28-1988The St. Louis Lions have moved Bill Bentley and Ty Talton to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades and Glover Quin to the inactive roster.
11-27-1988Bennie Blades of the St. Louis Lions is injured with a shoulder muscle strain and is expected to be out for approximately 15 days.
09-05-1988The St. Louis Lions have moved Carl Treu, Kevin Jones, Dave Compton, Laken Tomlinson, Darius Slay, Bennie Blades, Chris Claiborne, and Ryan Broyles to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Elvis Bowling, Adam Moran, Ty Talton, Jeff Lamana, Ladrian Waddle, Earl Fawcett, Bill Bentley, and Ray Wilson to the inactive roster.
08-14-1988The St. Louis Lions have moved Elvis Bowling, Ronnell Lewis, Adam Moran, Ty Talton, Quinton Reese, Terry Fair, Ladrian Waddle, David Sloan, Fred Matua, and Scott Mitchell to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Carl Treu, Kevin Jones, Dave Compton, Laken Tomlinson, Darius Slay, Bennie Blades, Chris Claiborne, and Ryan Broyles to the inactive roster.
09-22-1986The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades and Matthew Whittington to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Riley Reiff and Pratt Lewis to the inactive roster.
09-08-1986The St. Louis Lions have moved Pratt Lewis to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades to the inactive roster.
09-07-1986Bennie Blades of the St. Louis Lions is injured with a moderate concussion and is expected to be out for approximately 15 days.
09-01-1986The St. Louis Lions have moved Dave Compton, Ernie Sims, Bennie Blades, Cliff Avril, Darius Slay, Kevin Jones, Shane Helmsley, Jeff Lamana, and Lewis Zimmerman to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Larry Webster, Elvis Bowling, Derrick Williams, Pratt Lewis, Matthew Whittington, Vance Mathison, Joe Feldhaus, and Adam Moran to the inactive roster.
08-04-1986The St. Louis Lions have moved Sedrick Irvin, Craig Gollomb, Derrick Williams, John Bross, Adam Moran, Quinton Reese, Alex Carter, Chris Claiborne, Pratt Lewis, and Riley Reiff to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Kevin Jones, Dave Compton, Ernie Sims, Darius Slay, Bennie Blades, Cliff Avril, Shane Helmsley, and Lewis Zimmerman to the inactive roster.
11-18-1985The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Pratt Lewis to the inactive roster.
11-11-1985The St. Louis Lions have moved Pratt Lewis and Kevin Brown to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades and Jerry Kennedy to the inactive roster.
11-10-1985Bennie Blades of the St. Louis Lions is injured with a knee contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 8 days.
09-02-1985The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades, Darius Slay, Kevin Jones, Shaun Rogers, Kevin Brown, Lewis Zimmerman, and Laken Tomlinson to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Tom Fernandes, Bill Bentley, John Bross, Pratt Lewis, Jim Bahr, Jerry Kennedy, and Adam Moran to the inactive roster.
08-11-1985The St. Louis Lions have moved Jim Bahr, Tom Fernandes, Earl Wilson, Shane Helmsley, Pratt Lewis, Larry Webster, and Spain Laughlin to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Carl Treu, Kevin Jones, Shaun Rogers, Kevin Brown, Laken Tomlinson, Darius Slay, and Bennie Blades to the inactive roster.
09-02-1984The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades, Spain Laughlin, Earl Wilson, and Paul Ellis to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Pratt Lewis and Bill Bentley to the inactive roster.
08-27-1984The St. Louis Lions have moved Pratt Lewis to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Bennie Blades to the inactive roster.
08-26-1984Bennie Blades of the St. Louis Lions is injured with a mild concussion and is expected to be out for approximately 6 days.
08-06-1984The St. Louis Lions have moved Jim Kennard, Laken Tomlinson, Bennie Blades, Cliff Avril, and Nick Forbes to the active roster. The St. Louis Lions have moved Tom Fernandes, Shine Seidelson, Steve Conwell, Pratt Lewis, Larry Webster, and Alex Lewis to the inactive roster.
08-06-1984The St. Louis Lions have changed Eugene Franklin's name to Bennie Blades.