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{{Infobox NFL player
| name                = Blake Sailors
| image               = 
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| alt                 = 
| caption             = 
| current_team         = Blacktips
| number       = 33
| position= [[Cornerback]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1991|5|23}}
| birth_place         = [[Athens, Georgia]]
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| height_ft           = 5
| height_in           = 11
| weight_lbs          = 179
| high_school          = [[Oconee County High School]]
| college             = [[Georgia Bulldogs Football|Georgia]]
| undraftedyear       = 2014
| pastteams           = 
* [[Washington Redskins]] ({{NFL Year|2014}})*
* [[Blacktips (FXFL)|Blacktips]] (2014–present)
|pastteamsnote = yes
|status = Active
}}
'''Blake Michael Sailors''' (born May 23, 1991) is an [[American football]] [[cornerback]] for the [[Blacktips (FXFL)|Blacktips]] of the [[Fall Experimental Football League]] (FXFL). He signed with the [[Washington Redskins]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2014. He played [[college football]] at [[Georgia Bulldogs Football|University of Georgia]].

==College career==
Sailors joined his older brother, Josh.<ref>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sailors_josh00.html 44	 Josh Sailors]</ref> at the [[University of Georgia]] as a walk-on player. In 2010, he was named one of the team captains as a sophomore.<ref>[http://willofachampion.com/2010/10/05/blake-sailors-could-be-the-first-ever-red-shirt-freshman-walk-on-football-player-to-be-a-captain-for-the-university-of-georgia-bulldogs/  Blake Sailors could be the first ever red-shirt freshman walk-on football player to be a captain for the University of Georgia Bulldogs]</ref>

Although not invited to 2014 [[NFL Combine]], Sailors timed a 4.45 second 40-yard dash time at Georgia's Pro Day, which would've tied him for eighth-best among all defensive backs invited to Combine.<ref>{{cite web|work=Redand Black.com|url=http://www.redandblack.com/sports/pro-day-notebook-blake-sailors-runs--yard-dash-chris/article_1f6e5854-c5bb-11e3-9841-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Pro Day notebook: Blake Sailors runs 4.45 40-yard dash, Chris Burnette tries out center|first=Diondra|last=Powers|date=April 16, 2014|accessdate=2014-05-24}}</ref> Well known for being a special teams player and cornerback, he expressed interest in switching to the [[wide receiver]] position to better his chances with transitioning to the NFL.<ref>{{cite web|work=OnlineAthens.com|url=http://onlineathens.com/sports/2014-04-15/blog-former-bulldog-looks-nfl-shot-new-position|title=Blog: Former Bulldog looks for NFL shot at new position|first=Marc|last=Weiszer|date=April 16, 2014|accessdate=2014-05-24}}</ref>

==Professional career==
===Washington Redskins===
After going unselected in the [[2014 NFL Draft]], Sailors was signed on May 17, 2014 by the [[Washington Redskins]].<ref>{{cite web|work=CSNWashington.com |url=http://www.csnwashington.com/redskinsblog/redskins-make-moves-release-s-jose-gumbs |title=Redskins make moves, release S Jose Gumbs |date=May 17, 2014 |first=Tarik |last=El-Bashir |accessdate=2014-05-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520021138/http://www.csnwashington.com:80/redskinsblog/redskins-make-moves-release-s-jose-gumbs |archivedate=2014-05-20 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=CSNWashington.com|url=http://www.csnwashington.com/redskinsblog/redskins-2013-roster-surprise-gumbs-surprise-cut|title=Redskins 2013 roster surprise Gumbs is a surprise cut|date=May 18, 2014|first=Rich|last=Tandler|accessdate=2014-05-18}}</ref> He was released on June 26.<ref>{{cite web|work=NFL.com|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000361913/article/jerry-rice-jr-signed-by-washington-redskins|title=Jerry Rice Jr. signed by Washington Redskins|first=Dan|last=Hanzus|date=June 26, 2014|accessdate=2014-06-26}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/blake_sailors_647945.html Georgia Bulldogs]

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[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American football cornerbacks]]
[[Category:Georgia Bulldogs football players]]
[[Category:Washington Redskins players]]
[[Category:Blacktips (FXFL) players]]