Place of birth: DeLeon, Texas Interceptions: Weight 93 kg Tackles: Height 1.85 m | Undrafted: 2012 College: Texas Name Blake Gideon Positions Safety | |
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Date of birth: (1989-07-25) July 25, 1989 (age 26) Education | ||
Blake gideon 21 strong safety texas longhorns career highlight
Blake Gideon (born July 25, 1989) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive backs coach at Western Carolina University. As a player, Gideon started all 52 games at safety during his college football career at The University of Texas at Austin, which ranks second in school history. Afterwards, he played professionally for the Arizona Cardinals and the Denver Broncos of the NFL.
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- Blake gideon 21 strong safety texas longhorns career highlight
- Catching up with blake gideon nov 23 2012
- High school
- College career
- Professional career
- Coaching career
- References
Catching up with blake gideon nov 23 2012
High school
Gideon was a two-time all-state selection at Leander High School in football. On the gridiron, Gideon recorded 300 tackles, 10 INTs, six forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and 14 TDs in his three years as a starter. He also lettered in baseball and track and field.
College career
Gideon started all 52 games as safety during his college career. His 52 consecutive starts rank second all-time at Texas. He was named to the 2011 Jim Thorpe Award watch list and was a four-time honorable mention All-Big 12 selection. Gideon posted 276 tackles (166 solo), 10 INTs, 20 PBU, two sacks, eight TFL, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a blocked punt during his college career. He was said to have been a coach on the field.
Professional career
Gideon went undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft and was signed as a free agent by the Arizona Cardinals on April 30, 2012. He completed training camp with the Cardinals but was waived on August 21. On October 9 he was signed by the Broncos to their practice squad. He was placed on the reserve/retired list on May 21, 2013, but the Broncos still hold his rights if he desires to return.
Coaching career
On August 24, 2014, Gideon joined the Florida Gators as a defensive quality control coach. Gideon had played the first three seasons of his college career for the Longhorns under Gators head coach Will Muschamp, who was the defensive coordinator at UT at the time. In 2015, Gideon joined the Auburn Tigers as a graduate assistant. He was given the defensive backs coach duties at Auburn during preparation for the 2015 Birmingham Bowl vs. Memphis after Travaris Robinson joined Muschamp’s staff at South Carolina. Gideon would follow Robinson and Muschamp to South Carolina in January 2016 as a linebackers and special teams graduate assistant coach before accepting a full-time position at Western Carolina, where he is currently the defensive backs coach.