Eric Blount
Eric Lamont Blount
Born: September 22, 1970
Ayden, NC USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 192
College: North Carolina
High School: Ayden-Grifton (Ayden, NC)
Career: 1992-2002
Drafted: 1992 in Round 8, #202 overall by the Phoenix Cardinals
Eric Blount played from 1992 to 2002 during his career with the Edmonton Eskimos, Montreal Alouettes, Phoenix Cardinals, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Blount caught 228 passes for 2,093 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 108.3 |
| CFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 7 | 1 |
| 1995 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 98 | 677 | 6.9 | 51 | 6 |
| 1996 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 246 | 1091 | 4.4 | 55 | 4 |
| 1997 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 177 | 672 | 3.8 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 133 | 599 | 4.5 | 28 | 3 |
| 1999 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 26 | 65 | 2.5 | 32 | 1 |
| 2001 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 122 | 586 | 4.8 | 57 | 5 |
| 2002 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 7 | 1 | |
| CFL | 812 | 3707 | 4.6 | 57 | 19 | |
| Totals | 818 | 3734 | 4.6 | 57 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 40 | 543 | 13.6 | 98 | 5 |
| 1996 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 43 | 275 | 6.4 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 44 | 365 | 8.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 45 | 339 | 7.5 | 55 | 0 |
| 1999 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 9 | 116 | 12.9 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 34 | 379 | 11.1 | 40 | 2 |
| 2002 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 |
| NFL | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 | |
| CFL | 220 | 2039 | 9.3 | 98 | 7 | |
| Totals | 228 | 2093 | 9.2 | 98 | 7 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 13 | 101 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 9 | 90 | 10.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 15 | 173 | 11.5 | 60 | 1 |
| 1996 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 78 | 1051 | 13.5 | 92 | 1 |
| 1999 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 24 | 175 | 7.3 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL | 22 | 191 | 8.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| CFL | 139 | 1493 | 10.7 | 92 | 2 | |
| Totals | 161 | 1684 | 10.5 | 92 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 11 | 251 | 22.8 | 52 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 8 | 163 | 20.4 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 29 | 645 | 22.2 | 70 | 0 |
| 1996 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 277 | 17.3 | 41 | 0 |
| 1997 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 13 | 200 | 15.4 | 36 | 0 |
| 1998 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 64 | 1695 | 26.5 | 96 | 2 |
| 1999 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 9 | 111 | 12.3 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 20 | 417 | 20.8 | 43 | 0 |
| NFL | 19 | 414 | 21.8 | 52 | 0 | |
| CFL | 155 | 3399 | 21.9 | 96 | 2 | |
| Totals | 174 | 3813 | 21.9 | 96 | 2 |
Missed Field Goal Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 52 | 0 |
| 1999 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 24 | 0 |
| CFL | 8 | 180 | 22.5 | 52 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8 | 180 | 22.5 | 52 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 1996 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1997 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1998 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 1999 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2001 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| CFL | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1993 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1995 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||
| 1996 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1998 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | ||||
| 1999 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 2001 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CFL | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 182 | |
| Totals | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 188 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 9 | |
| 1996 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | |
| 1997 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | |
| 1999 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 3 | |
| 1999 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 4 | |
| 2001 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 13 |
| 2002 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 |
Honors
1998 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1998 - CFL CFLPA All-Star
1998 - CFL CFL East All-Star
