Bobby Blizzard
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| Personal information | |
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| Born: | March 22, 1980 Hampton, Virginia |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Kentucky and North Carolina |
| Position: | Tight end |
| Undrafted: | 2004 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Bobby Blizzard (born March 22, 1980 in Hampton, Virginia) is a former American football tight end. He play at Hampton high school in Hampton Va. He was a two year all american and rated the #1 tight end in the nation as a senior . He played two years of college football at the University of Kentucky, playing in the 1999 Music City Bowl, and then transferred to the University of North Carolina where he played two years finishing his career as one of the top tight ends in his class.
He originally signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a college free agent out of North Carolina in 2004. After being released by the Steelers before the start of the regular season, he was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' He spent the last three games of 2005 on the Baltimore Ravens.
He played for the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europa in 2007. He led the Centurions in receptions (38), receiving yardage (494) and touchdowns (six). He was voted to the all Europa team.
He was picked up by the Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent in 2007, after the end of the 2007 NFL Europa season. On August 24, 2007, Blizzard had a season ending back injury which ended his playing career.[1]
References
- ^ Bengals waive two injured tight ends - Associated Press - NFL - Sporting News Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine