ROBERT BLANTONBlanton, Robert JackHeight: 6-1 Weight: 200 Born: September 7, 1989 Clackamas, OR High School: David W. Butler (Matthews, NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Notre Dame | Lettered |
| 2009 | Notre Dame | Lettered |
| 2010 | Notre Dame | Lettered |
| 2011 | Notre Dame | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (139th overall) 2012 Minnesota Vikings |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2012 MIN NFL | 36 | SS | 13 | 0 |
| 2013 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2013 MIN NFL | 36 | FS-SS | 16 | 3 |
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | 36 | SS-FS | 15 | 13 |
| 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL | 36 | SS | 16 | 1 |
| 2016 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2016 BUF NFL | 26 | SS-FS | 10 | 2 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 29 | SS | 2 | 0 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 72 | 19 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/28/2012 | 2012 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2012 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 5/22/2012 | 2012 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2012 MIN NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2016 | 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 3/18/2016 | 2016 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2016 BUF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/26/2016 | 2016 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2016 BUF NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2016 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 4/20/2017 | 2017 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2017 DAL NFL |
| Released | 9/2/2017 | 2017 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2017 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 9/20/2017 | 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL |
| Released | 10/3/2017 | 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2012 MIN NFL | 289 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 4.9 | 233 | 51.1 |
| 2013 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2013 MIN NFL | 671 | 0 | 0.0 | 391 | 33.5 | 280 | 55.8 |
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | 1076 | 0 | 0.0 | 948 | 87.6 | 128 | 28.8 |
| 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL | 459 | 0 | 0.0 | 231 | 21.5 | 228 | 51.9 |
| 2016 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2016 BUF NFL | 434 | 0 | 0.0 | 270 | 25.1 | 164 | 35.3 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 7.8 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2963 | 0 | 1896 | 1067 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2012 MIN NFL | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2013 MIN NFL | 61 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2016 BUF NFL | 35 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 252 | 214 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2013 MIN NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2016 BUF NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 3 | 10 | 100 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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