Blake Proehl

Christian Blake Proehl is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) and a music recording artist. He played college football at East Carolina University.

Blake Proehl
No. 13 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-12) January 12, 1999
Greensboro, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Providence
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
College:East Carolina (2018–2020)
Undrafted:2021
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR


Football Career

Early life and high school

Proehl was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he attended Providence High School. As a senior, he caught 52 passes for 1,016 yards and 12 touchdowns and was named first-team All-SoMeck 8 Conference.[1]

College career

Proehl was a member of the East Carolina Pirates for four seasons. He used a medical redshirt as a true freshman after suffering a season-ending injury at the beginning of preseason training camp.[2] As a junior, Proehl caught 47 passes for 577 yards and four touchdowns.[3] After his junior season, Proehl announced that he would forgo his final year at East Carolina to enter the 2021 NFL Draft.[4]

Professional career

Proehl signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent shortly after the conclusion of the 2021 NFL Draft.[5] He was waived/injured on August 16 and placed on injured reserve.

Music Career

While rehabilitating his knee injury in 2021, Blake rediscovered his love for music, and posted a video of him singing for his Grandma which went viral.[6] In March of 2022, he announced his first ever single release titled "Falling Into You," released on March 25, 2022, which was written with a small circle of rising songwriters including Rachel Grae, Spencer Hendricks, Kaitlin Stark, and Austin Zudeck and Justin Thunstrom of Parkwild, who also produced the track.[7]

Personal life

Proehl's father, Ricky Proehl, played wide receiver in the NFL for 17 seasons.[8] His brother, Austin, currently plays for the New York Giants.

References
  1. "ECU receiver Blake Proehl looks forward to UNC game". The News & Observer. September 6, 2018.
  2. "ECU, family members rally around Proehl after season-ending injury". North State Journal. August 8, 2017.
  3. "ECU junior wide receiver Blake Proehl to declare for NFL draft". Star-News. December 3, 2020.
  4. "ECU WR Blake Proehl declares for NFL Draft".
  5. "Blake Proehl 'excited' to become a second son on Vikings of a Super Bowl winning receiver". St. Paul Pioneer Press. May 2, 2021.
  6. "Blake Proehl on TikTok".
  7. "Blake Proehl Shares Secret Gift for Singing While Rehabbing ACL".
  8. "Ricky Proehl throws passes to son Blake at East Carolina Pro Day". Star-News. March 30, 2021.
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