CARD: Playoff Contenders Euroticket 2000
ACQUIRED: 2021, Private Acquisition
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
- Blaine McElmurry was a hard hitting FS at Montana from 1993-’96.
- Went undrafted and was a free agent signee of the then Houston Oilers in 1997.
- After not making the squad, played for the Packers that year.
- Signed with the Tennessee Oilers in 1998, and finished the year on the roster of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- After playing in ’99 for the Jags, headed over to Europe to play for the Scottish Claymores of the NFLE in 2000.
- While playing for the Claymores had 4 interceptions and 12 pass deflections.
- In 2002 played for the Amsterdam Admirals.
- Signed with the Tennessee Titans in 2002- but didn’t make the squad and subsequently retired.
- As of 2022, is a home builder in Montana.
ACCOLADES:
- 2000 All-NFLE
- 2022 Montana Football Hall of Fame
NOTES:
I’m interested in understanding a bit better as to why Blaine kept signing with the Oilers/Titans. Great card. Looked like quite the intimidator back in the day.
NFL
| TAC | SAC | FUM | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
NFLE
| TAC | SAC | FUM | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 0 | 52 |