Cre'Von Lashaad LeBlanc (born July 25, 1994) is an American professional

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. He played

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for the Florida Atlantic Owls. He was signed by the

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of the

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(NFL) as an undrafted free agent and has played for the

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, and

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of the NFL and the

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of the

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(CFL).

College career

LeBlanc played

at Florida Atlantic.

Professional career

New England Patriots (first stint)

After going undrafted in the

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, he was signed by the

as a rookie free agent. LeBlanc made a one-handed

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in the

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in a preseason game against the

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. The interception was named the top play of the 2016 preseason. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Patriots as part of their final roster cuts with a designation to be added to

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Chicago Bears

On September 4, 2016, LeBlanc was claimed off waivers by the

. On December 11, 2016, LeBlanc recorded his first career interception against the

, picking off

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and returning it for a touchdown. On September 1, 2018, LeBlanc was waived by the Bears.

Detroit Lions

On September 3, 2018, LeBlanc was signed to the Lions'

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. He was promoted to the active roster on October 6, 2018. He was waived on November 3, 2018.

Philadelphia Eagles

On November 5, 2018, LeBlanc was claimed off waivers by the

. LeBlanc was forced into action in Week 11 during a 48–7 loss to the

following a litany of injuries in the Eagles' secondary. In an interview with the media following a 16–15 win against the

in the playoffs, LeBlanc was praised by defensive coordinator

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, saying, "I don’t know where we’d be without Cre’Von ... that might have been the key to our season, putting the waiver claim in." In a 20-14 loss to the Saints, LeBlanc recorded an interception against

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on the very first play of the game. LeBlanc recorded 7

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, 3

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s, and an interception over 2 postseason games, and was given the highest grade of any

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in the postseason by

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. LeBlanc signed a one-year extension with the team on September 2, 2019, and subsequently placed on injured reserve with a foot injury suffered during

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. He was designated for return from injured reserve on November 26, 2019, and began practicing with the team again. He was activated on November 30, 2019. LeBlanc was given his first start of the season in a Week 17 matchup against the

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, where he responded with a career high eight total tackles, including a tackle on

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on a 4th down and short, as well as two pass deflections. LeBlanc started the Eagles' Wild Card game against the

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, where he recorded four tackles and two pass deflections in the 17-9 loss. The Eagles released LeBlanc on September 6, 2020, but re-signed with the team the next day. He was placed on injured reserve on November 24, 2020, with an ankle injury.

Miami Dolphins

On July 23, 2021, LeBlanc signed with the

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. He was released on August 31, 2021.

Houston Texans

On September 7, 2021, LeBlanc signed with the

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. He was promoted to the active roster on October 29, 2021. He was waived on December 4 and re-signed to the practice squad.

New England Patriots (second stint)

On January 12, 2022, LeBlanc was signed to the Patriots' practice squad.

Las Vegas Raiders

On February 17, 2022, LeBlanc signed a reserve/future contract with the

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. He was placed on injured reserve on August 12, 2022. He was released on August 23.

Arlington Renegades

LeBlanc signed with the

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of the XFL in January 2023. He was not part of the roster after the

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on January 15, 2024.

Montreal Alouettes

On April 11, 2024, LeBlanc signed with the

of the

(CFL). He played in five regular season games where he recorded four special teams tackles. He was released in the following off-season on March 28, 2025.

Personal life

When LeBlanc was a sophomore in high school, his father died of a heart attack at the age of 44. LeBlanc released a rap single on April 16, 2021.

References

External links

Philadelphia Eagles bioNew England Patriots bio
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