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At West Virginia (Nov. 13), ran back a punt 71 yards for a<br />
score…In the Continental Tire Bowl vs. North Carolina (Dec.<br />
30), registered four solo tackles and five kickoff returns for<br />
a career-high 165 yards…Sophomore season (2003):<br />
Started all 13 games at cornerback…Earned second-team<br />
All-Big East honors…Recorded career highs in tackles<br />
(64), solo stops (50), interceptions (four), passes defensed<br />
(14), tackles for loss (two) and kickoff-return yardage (922<br />
yards, a school record)…Also had a forced fumble and one<br />
fumble recovery…At Connecticut (Sept. 13), tallied career<br />
highs in tackles (14), solos (nine), and interceptions (two)<br />
while breaking up four passes and returning a kickoff 47<br />
yards; awarded Big East Defensive Player of the Week for<br />
his efforts…Freshman season (2002): Saw action in<br />
11 games, posting 29 tackles (22 solo), one interception<br />
among two passes broken up, one forced fumble and a<br />
recovered fumble…Made an immediate impact on special<br />
teams, returning 24 kickoffs for 527 yards (22.0-yard average)<br />
and three punts for 26 yards (8.7-yard average)…<br />
Registered 114 yards on four kickoff returns in his collegiate<br />
debut, vs. Stanford (Sept. 7)…In the Motor City Bowl<br />
vs. Toledo (Dec. 26), had five solo tackles, his first career<br />
interception and returned four kickoffs for 103 yards.<br />
personal<br />
Given name William Edwards Blackmon…Born<br />
in Providence, R.I. …Married<br />
the former Shauna Danielle in June 2009, a recording<br />
artist who was previously signed by So So Def as part of<br />
a group; she has since then chosen to pursue a solo career…Father,<br />
Wayne, played football in junior college and<br />
was offered a tryout by the New York Jets…High school:<br />
Earned 2001 All-America first-team honors from USA Today,<br />
ESPN.<strong>com</strong>, SuperPrep and PrepStar as a senior at<br />
Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, R.I., which retired<br />
his No. 27 in 2008…Three-year letterman was selected<br />
to participate in the 2002 U.S. Army All-American Game<br />
played at San Antonio’s Alamodome…Starred for the East<br />
team on defense by registering four tackles, two recovered<br />
fumbles and an interception returned for 32 yards…Game<br />
featured 10 picks from the 2006 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft, including firstround<br />
selections Vince Young (Tennessee), Haloti Ngata<br />
(Baltimore) and Kamerion Wimbley (Cleveland)…Named<br />
Gatorade Rhode Island Player of the Year after his senior<br />
Packers vs. most experienced head coaches<br />
87<br />
season, in which he rushed for 1,618 yards and 24 touchdowns…Also<br />
had 100 tackles and three interceptions…<br />
Chosen as the top player in New England by SuperPrep and<br />
PrepStar…A two-time all-state and three-time all-city honoree…Recorded<br />
13 career interceptions…Lettered in track<br />
three years, winning the 100-meter dash in the Rhode Island<br />
state meet (10.87)…Trained with Sanders, his all-time<br />
favorite player, in preparation for the 2006 <strong>NFL</strong> Draft; also<br />
trained with other 2006 draft picks, including eventual teammate<br />
Jennings and Devin Hester (Chicago Bears)…Community<br />
involvement: Has funded and started a Pop<br />
Warner football team called the Providence Packers, which<br />
his father manages…Helped distribute 28,200 cans of soup<br />
to 30 Wisconsin area food pantries, as part of Campbell’s<br />
Chunky soup’s ‘Click for Cans’ online food drive…Has<br />
participated in the Edgar Bennett Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon<br />
and the United Way Hometown Huddle project, helping<br />
spread woodchips to <strong>com</strong>plete a new playground area for<br />
local Beaumont Elementary School students…Also helped<br />
refurbish the Green Bay West H.S. football field as part of<br />
the Home Depot Neighborhood MVP program, in honor of<br />
teammate Daryn Colledge winning weekly MVP award…<br />
Rang the Salvation Army bell during the holidays to solicit<br />
donations and attended the team’s annual holiday party for<br />
families of children with cancer…Attended the Professional<br />
Athletes Outreach conference this past February; PAO is a<br />
ministry created for professional athletes and their families…Hobbies/interests:<br />
Worked as a reporter for local<br />
CBS affiliate, WFRV, in the week leading up to the 2007 <strong>NFL</strong><br />
Draft, a career path he is considering once his playing days<br />
are over…Enjoys skateboarding, naming Chris Haslam as<br />
his favorite professional skateboarder…Also enjoys reading<br />
non-fiction novels (including books by Rick Warren, a<br />
pastor from California), surfing the Internet, cooking (especially<br />
Italian food), playing Wii, and watching Fuel TV and<br />
Curb Your Enthusiasm…Is also involved with his clothing<br />
line – which he and his best friend Pat Dipippo created –<br />
called Dirty Couture…Residence: Miami, Fla.<br />
On 31 occasions this decade, the Packers have played a head coach with at least 10 years experience at the reins of an <strong>NFL</strong> team. Since<br />
2000, the Packers are 19-12, including playoffs, in such games. The <strong>com</strong>plete list:<br />
Nov. 19, 2000 vs. Indianapolis Jim Mora W, 26-24<br />
Nov. 27, 2000 at Carolina George Seifert L, 31-14<br />
Sept. 24, 2001 vs. Washington Marty Schottenheimer W, 37-0<br />
Sept. 30, 2001 at Carolina George Seifert W, 28-7<br />
Oct. 21, 2001 at Minnesota Dennis Green L, 35-13<br />
Nov. 18, 2001 vs. Atlanta Dan Reeves L, 23-20<br />
Dec. 30, 2001 vs. Minnesota Dennis Green W, 24-13<br />
Sept. 8, 2002 vs. Atlanta Dan Reeves W, 37-34 (ot)<br />
+Jan. 4, 2003 vs. Atlanta Dan Reeves L, 27-7<br />
Oct. 5, 2003 vs. Seattle Mike Holmgren W, 35-13<br />
Oct. 12, 2003 vs. Kansas City Dick Vermeil L, 40-34 (ot)<br />
Dec. 14, 2003 at San Diego Marty Schottenheimer W, 38-21<br />
Dec. 28, 2003 vs. Denver Mike Shanahan W, 31-3<br />
+Jan. 4, 2004 vs. Seattle Mike Holmgren W, 33-27 (ot)<br />
Oct. 11, 2004 vs. Tennessee Jeff Fisher L, 48-27<br />
Oct. 24, 2004 vs. Dallas Bill Parcells W, 41-20<br />
Oct. 31, 2004 at Washington Joe Gibbs W, 28-14<br />
Nov. 6, 2005 vs. Pittsburgh Bill Cowher L, 20-10<br />
Jan. 1, 2006 vs. Seattle Mike Holmgren W, 23-17<br />
Oct. 29, 2006 vs. Arizona Dennis Green W, 31-14<br />
Nov. 19, 2006 vs. New England Bill Belichick L, 35-0<br />
Nov. 27, 2006 at Seattle Mike Holmgren L, 34-24<br />
Sept. 16, 2007 at N.Y. Giants Tom Coughlin W, 35-13<br />
Oct. 14, 2007 vs. Washington Joe Gibbs W, 17-14<br />
Oct. 29, 2007 at Denver Mike Shanahan W, 19-13 (ot)<br />
+Jan. 12, 2008 vs. Seattle Mike Holmgren W, 42-20<br />
+Jan. 20, 2008 vs. N.Y. Giants Tom Coughlin L, 23-20 (ot)<br />
Sept. 28, 2008 at Tampa Bay Jon Gruden L, 30-21<br />
Oct. 12, 2008 at Seattle Mike Holmgren W, 27-17<br />
Oct. 19, 2008 vs. Indianapolis Tony Dungy W, 34-14<br />
Nov. 2, 2008 at Tennessee Jeff Fisher L, 19-16 (ot) + — playoff game<br />
VETERANS<br />
ADMIN. &<br />
DRAFT &<br />
COMMUNITY COACHES BLACKMON FREE AGENTS<br />
2008 REVIEW HISTORY<br />
RECORDS &<br />
LAMBEAU<br />
FIELD<br />
MISC.
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