 | Thisbiography of a living personneeds additionalcitations forverification. Please help by addingreliable sources.Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced orpoorly sourcedmust be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentiallylibelous. Find sources: "Jon Blackman" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(July 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| No. 84,71 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tight end /Offensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1975-10-08)October 8, 1975 (age 50) Yorkville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 271 lb (123 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Yorkville |
| College | Purdue |
| NFL draft | 1998: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Jon Blackman (born October 8, 1975) is an American former professionalfootball player. He playedcollege football as atight end for thePurdue Boilermakers. He was a member of theDetroit Lions,Indianapolis Colts,Philadelphia Eagles, and theLas Vegas Outlaws of theXFL. He is a father of two.[1]
Jon Blackman attended Yorkville High School. He was named #1 prospect by the Chicago Sun Times andMost Valuable Player in the Little Seven Conference his senior season(93). Blackman also was a member of the basketball team earning 2nd team all state honors as a sophomore averaging 23 points 15 rebounds per game.
On April 27, 1998, Jon Blackman was signed as anundrafted free agent. He was waived by theDetroit Lions on August 4, 1998.
On September 7, 1998, he was signed to theIndianapolis Colts practice squad. Was signed to active roster on December 1, 1998
Blackman signed as afree agent by thePhiladelphia Eagles in 1999.
Blackman was selected in the 2000 XFL Supplemental draft by theLas Vegas Outlaws. His position was changed fromtight end tooffensive tackle.
 | This biographical article relating to an American football offensive lineman born in the 1970s is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |