Kory Blackwell

Kory Blackwell
Position: Defensive Back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1972-08-03) August 3, 1972
Place of birth: New York, New York
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College: Massachusetts
Undrafted: 1997
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Kory L. Blackwell (born August 3, 1972) is a former American football cornerback who played with the New York Giants and the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League. He played college football at Massachusetts.

College career

Blackwell attended Nassau Community College for two years and was named a Junior College All-American before signing a letter of intent to play at UMass. While at UMass he was an All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection. Even though he only played with the Minutemen for two seasons Blackwell finished his collegiate career ranked sixth on the schools all-time pass defended list.

Professional career

New York Giants

Blackwell was signed by the New York Giants in 1997 shortly after his college career as an undrafted free agent. He was invited to training camp and would spend most of the season on the team's practice squad. In 1998 Blackwell would appear in five games for the Giants mainly on special teams recording three special teams tackles. In the offseason he was allocated to the Giants NFL Europe team the Scottish Claymores and played in 10 games with the Claymores where he notched 27 tackles, 12 pass defences, eight special teams tackles and three interceptions including one returned for touchdown.

Cleveland Browns

Following the season Blackwell was picked by the Cleveland Browns in the expansion draft. He spent the season with the Browns appearing primarily on special teams and as a backup cornerback and did not record a tackle.

Oakland Raiders

In 2000 Blackwell would sign on with the Oakland Raiders but was cut during training camp. He would again play with the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe and recorded 29 tackles and one interception.

Las Vegas Outlaws

For the 2001 season Blackwell would be drafted in the newly formed XFL by the Las Vegas Outlaws with the 21st overall pick in the draft. He started at cornerback with the Outlaws and recorded 22 tackles on the season.

Jacksonville Jaguars

After the XFL season Blackwell would sign on with the Jacksonville Jaguars prior to training camp but was cut in the preseason.[1]

New York Dragons

In 2003, Kory was a member of the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League.[2]

Personal

At the age of 9, Kory was in a TV commercial with Dallas Cowboys' Herschel Walker.[3]

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