Jeffrey Leon Blackshear (March 29, 1969 – August 31, 2019) was an
American football
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guard
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Professional occupations
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* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
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who played nine seasons in the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played for the
Seattle Seahawks,
Baltimore Ravens
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,
Kansas City Chiefs
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The ...
and
Green Bay Packers. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft.
Blackshear attended
Northeast Louisiana University
The University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) is a public university in Monroe, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System.
History
ULM opened in 1931 as Ouachita Parish Junior College. Three years later it became the Northeast Ce ...
.
References
1969 births
2019 deaths
People from Fort Pierce, Florida
Players of American football from Florida
American football offensive guards
Deaths from pancreatic cancer
Northwest Mississippi Rangers football players
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football players
Place of death missing
Seattle Seahawks players
Baltimore Ravens players
Kansas City Chiefs players
Green Bay Packers players
Deaths from cancer in the United States
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