Dwayne David Blakley (born August 10, 1979) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...
tight end
The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense (sports), offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide ...
. He played professionally for the
Atlanta Falcons in the
National Football League
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.
Early life
Blakley was born in
Saint Joseph, Missouri. He attended
Central High School in St. Joseph, and graduated in 1997. Blakley played
college football at the
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded ...
.
Professional career
Blakley was signed by the
Kansas City Chiefs
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The t ...
as an
undrafted free agent in 2002. He played for the Atlanta Falcons from 2004 to 2007.
References
External links
Tennessee Titans bio
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1979 births
Living people
American football tight ends
Atlanta Falcons players
Miami Dolphins players
Missouri Tigers football players
Rhein Fire players
San Diego Chargers players
Sportspeople from St. Joseph, Missouri
Tennessee Titans players