American football player and coach (born 1991)
American football player
Blake David Annen
(born May 28, 1991) is an
American football
coach and former
tight end
. He played
college football
at the
University of Cincinnati
and attended
Upper Arlington High School
in
Upper Arlington, Ohio
. He has been a member of the
Philadelphia Eagles
,
Chicago Bears
,
New Orleans Saints
,
Green Bay Packers
and
Buffalo Bills
.
Early years
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Annen played
high school football
for the
Upper Arlington High School Golden Bears
in
Upper Arlington, Ohio
. He helped the Golden Bears win the
Ohio Capital Conference
Central Division Championship in 2008. He recorded 30 receptions for 800 yards and 12 touchdowns in his high school career. He was named the top tight end in the state by OhioVarsity.com.
[1]
College career
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Annen played for the
Cincinnati Bearcats
from 2009 to 2013.
[2]
He was
redshirted
in 2009.
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Professional career
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Annen ran his 40-yard dash time at 4.41 seconds at
Cincinnati's
2014
Pro Day
in addition to posting 25 reps on the bench press, which ultimately made him a priority UDFA.
[3]
Philadelphia Eagles
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Annen signed with the
Philadelphia Eagles
on May 10, 2014, after going undrafted in the
2014 NFL draft
. He was released by the Eagles on August 23, 2014.
[4]
Chicago Bears
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Annen was signed to the
Chicago Bears
' practice squad on September 18, 2014. He was promoted to the active roster on November 8, 2014.
[4]
He made his NFL debut on November 23, 2014, against the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
.
[5]
Annen was released by the Bears on September 2, 2015.
[6]
New Orleans Saints
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On September 7, 2015, the
New Orleans Saints
signed Annen to their practice squad.
[7]
On September 15, 2015, he was released by the Saints.
[8]
Green Bay Packers
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On September 30, 2015, the
Green Bay Packers
signed Annen to their practice squad.
[9]
On October 16, 2015, he was released by the Packers.
[10]
Buffalo Bills
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On December 15, 2015, the
Buffalo Bills
signed Annen to their practice squad.
[11]
He was waived/injured by the Bills on September 2, 2016, and was placed on injured reserve after clearing waivers.
[12]
On June 13, 2017, Annen was waived by the Bills.
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Post-playing career
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In 2018, Annen was hired as the head football coach at
Carmel High School
.
[14]
As assistant coaches, he hired former Bears
Johnny Knox
and
Nathan Vasher
; the three had worked together at EFT Football Academy in
Highland Park, Illinois
. In Annen's first year, the Corsairs improved from their 1?8 record in 2017 to 4?5.
[15]
Another ex-Bear in
Jason McKie
became running backs coach in 2019.
[16]
Annen resigned in October to return to his family in Ohio.
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References
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"BLAKE ANNEN"
. gobearcats.com
. Retrieved
November 24,
2014
.
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Kaye, Mike (May 19, 2014).
"Eagles Rookie Profile: Blake Annen"
. bleedinggreennation.com
. Retrieved
November 24,
2014
.
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"Blake Annen"
. nfldraftscout.com. Archived from
the original
on April 11, 2016
. Retrieved
April 11,
2016
.
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a
b
"Blake Annen"
.
kffl.com
. Archived from
the original
on December 4, 2014
. Retrieved
November 24,
2014
.
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"Blake Annen"
.
pro-football-reference.com
. Sports Reference LLC
. Retrieved
November 24,
2014
.
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"BLAKE ANNEN"
.
foxsports.com
. Archived from
the original
on September 19, 2015
. Retrieved
September 19,
2015
.
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Terrell, Katherine (September 7, 2015).
"New Orleans Saints add TE Blake Annen, DB Don Jones to practice squad"
. nola.com. Archived from
the original
on September 19, 2015
. Retrieved
September 19,
2015
.
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Woodbery, Evan (September 15, 2015).
"New Orleans Saints release 3 players from practice squad"
. nola.com. Archived from
the original
on September 19, 2015
. Retrieved
September 19,
2015
.
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Green, Christie (September 30, 2015).
"Packers sign Tight-End Blake Annen"
. cbs58.com. Archived from
the original
on September 30, 2015
. Retrieved
September 30,
2015
.
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"TRANSACTIONS"
. packers.com. Archived from
the original
on October 26, 2015
. Retrieved
October 26,
2015
.
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Brown, Chris (December 15, 2015).
"Bills add TE Annen to practice squad"
. buffalobills.com. Archived from
the original
on December 16, 2015
. Retrieved
December 16,
2015
.
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Brown, Chris (September 2, 2016).
"Vets Felton and Lawson headline Bills cut to 53"
.
BuffaloBills.com
.
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Brown, Chris (June 13, 2017).
"Bills waive TE Annen"
.
BuffaloBills.com
. Archived from
the original
on June 16, 2017
. Retrieved
June 13,
2017
.
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Smith, Cam (March 13, 2018).
"Carmel (Ill.) hires former Bears TE Blake Annen as new head football coach"
.
USA Today
. Retrieved
January 5,
2020
.
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Hammond, Sean (July 22, 2019).
"3 ex-Bears coach at Carmel Catholic"
.
Northwest Herald
. Retrieved
January 5,
2020
.
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permanent dead link
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Castle, George (December 20, 2019).
"Former Bears fullback Jason McKie is hired as Carmel's coach to 'change the direction of the program'
"
.
Chicago Tribune
. Retrieved
January 5,
2020
.
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Castle, George (October 8, 2019).
"Former Bears tight end Blake Annen steps down as Carmel's coach, citing personal reasons"
.
Chicago Tribune
. Retrieved
January 5,
2020
.
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