:Michael Blair

{{Short description|American football player (born 1974)}}

{{for|the rugby player|Mike Blair}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Michael Blair

| number = 45, 27, 32

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|11|26}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 245

| high_school = Thornwood

| college = Ball State

| undraftedyear = 1997

| expansiondraftyear = 1999

| expansiondraftround = 1

| expansiondraftpick = 25

| pastteams =

• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1997}})*
• Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1998}})
• Green Bay Packers (1998)
• Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1999}})*
• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2000}})*
• Frankfurt Galaxy ({{NFLE Year|2000}})
• New York/New Jersey Hitmen (2001)
• Carolina Cobras (2002)*
• Grand Rapids Rampage ({{AFL Year|2002}})
• Carolina Cobras ({{AFL Year|2003}})
• New Orleans VooDoo ({{AFL Year|2004}})
• Grand Rapids Rampage (2004-{{AFL Year|2005}})
• New York Dragons ({{AFL Year|2006}})

| highlights =

• MAC Freshman of the Year (1993)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 7

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 2.3

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 3

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 20

| aflstatlabel1 = Rushing yards

| aflstatvalue1 = 157

| aflstatlabel2 = Rushing touchdowns

| aflstatvalue2 = 6

| aflstatlabel3 = Receptions

| aflstatvalue3 = 7

| aflstatlabel4 = Receiving yards

| aflstatvalue4 = 85

| aflstatlabel5 = Receiving touchdowns

| aflstatvalue5 = 1

| pfr = BlaiMi00

| afl = 3011

}}

Michaelangelo Christopher Blair (born November 26, 1974) is a former National Football League running back who played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers{{Cite web|title=Michael Blair Career Stats {{!}} NFL.com|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/michael-blair/stats/career|access-date=2020-10-18|website=www.nfl.com|language=en-US}} in 1998. His Bengal team career totaled three games, and he played 11 games for the Packers. Finishing his NFL career with 3 rushing attempts for 7 yards, and 3 catches for 20 yards. In 2001, he played for the New York/New Jersey Hitmen in the XFL. He also played for the Carolina Cobras{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/arena-football-league-transactions/n-1963951 |title=Arena Football League Transactions |date=March 25, 2002 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=July 22, 2017}} in the Arena Football League.

Blair attended Ball State University, where he played on the 1996 Cardinals Las Vegas Bowl team.{{Cite web|last=Baranek|first=Tony|title=Baranek: Thornwood, NFL alum Michael Blair chasing Olympic bobsled dream|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/sports/ct-sta-tony-baranek-column-st-0916-20160915-story.html|access-date=2020-10-18|website=chicagotribune.com}}

In 2006 Blair played a football player in We Are Marshall starring Matthew McConaughey and The Game Plan starring Dwayne "Rock" Johnson. In 2007, he became a TJ or Travel Journalist for 5 Takes:Latin America on the Travel Channel.