Blake Brockermeyer
{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| name = Blake Brockermeyer
| caption =
| number = 78, 71
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|4|11}}
| birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 300
| high_school = Arlington Heights {{nowrap|(Fort Worth)}}
| college = Texas
| draftyear = 1995
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 29
| teams =
| highlights =
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (1995)
- First-team All-American (1994)
- 2× First-team All-SWC (1993, 1994)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 136
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 103
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 4
| pfr = BrocBl20
}}
Blake Weeks Brockermeyer (born April 11, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, and Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns. After his playing career, he coached in high school and college. He then became a college football analyst for 247sports.{{cite web |title=Blake Brockermery |url=https://247sports.com/user/blakebrockermeyer/ |access-date=19 April 2024}}
Early life
Brockermeyer was born in Fort Worth, Texas and attended high school at Arlington Heights High School there where he was a consensus All-State selection.{{cite web |title=Blake Brockermeyer Hall of Honor |url=https://texassports.com/honors/hall-of-honor/blake-brockermeyer/874/kiosk |access-date=19 April 2024}}
College career
He played college football at the University of Texas, starting all 34 games while attending. He was a two-time All-SWC offensive tackle in 1993 and 1994,{{Cite web|url=http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1993_Southwest_Conference_Football|title=1993 Southwest Conference Football Summary|access-date=2021-04-13|archive-date=2021-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413220616/http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1993_Southwest_Conference_Football|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1994_Southwest_Conference_Football|title=1993 Southwest Conference Football Summary|access-date=2021-04-13|archive-date=2021-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413220616/http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1994_Southwest_Conference_Football|url-status=dead}} as well as an All-American in 1994 and a semifinalist for the Outland Trophy that same year. That year he helped Texas to win a share of the Southwest Conference Championship and defeat North Carolina to win the Sun Bowl. After earning a degree in speech communications, he chose to skip his senior year to enter the NFL a year early and ended his career with a 16-game streak without a single sack.
Professional career
He was selected in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, 29th overall.{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He made the NFL All-Rookie team in 1995 and was the starting left tackle for the Panthers from 1995 to 1998. He missed four weeks in the 1998 season with a sprained left knee.{{cite news |title=Brockermeyer out four weeks |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1998/10/12/Brockermeyer-out-four-weeks/8093908164800/ |access-date=19 April 2024}} In 1999, he signed a free agent contract with the Chicago Bears where he started for three seasons from 1999 to 2001. He was released by the Bears after the 2002 season for salary cap reasons, and after undergoing shoulder and knee surgery and then signed by the Broncos the following June.{{cite news |title=Broncos sign veteran LT Brockermeyer |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2002/06/21/Broncos-sign-veteran-LT-Brockermeyer/UPI-20621024688442/ |access-date=19 April 2024 |date=21 June 2002}} He played the 2002 season with the Denver Broncos, where he was a back-up before they released him at the end of the season.{{cite news |title=Broncos release seven players |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/02/25/Broncos-release-seven-players/UPI-59831046216293/ |access-date=19 April 2024 |date=25 February 2003}} He was re-signed by the Broncos the following June and played with them again as a backup through the 2003 season. He concluding his nine-year NFL career having played in 136 games with 103 starts.
Coaching
Brockermeyer returned to Fort Worth where he began coaching, first at the middle school but later at the high school level. He served various roles at All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas, for 12 seasons, where he was part of five State Championship teams.{{cite web |title=Blake Brockermeyer |url=https://smumustangs.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/blake-brockermeyer/5653 |access-date=19 April 2024}} In 2018 he joined the SMU Mustangs football staff as Defensive Quality Control Analyst, where he worked for two seasons. In 2021 he was hired as the offensive line coach for the Sea Lions of The Spring League.{{Cite news|url=https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-spring-league-houston-franchise-finds-head-coach-ol-coach/|title=Sources: Spring League Houston franchise finds head coach, OL coach|date=April 12, 2021|access-date=April 13, 2021|last=Brice|first=John|newspaper=Footballscoop }} That league folded and Brockermeyer later became an analyst for 247sports.
Honors
Brockermeyer was inducted into the Sun Bowl Hall of Fame{{Cite web|url=http://www.sunbowl.org/the_sun_bowl_game/legend/29|title=Sun Bowl Hall of Fame}} and to in the University of Texas Hall of Honor in 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://texassports.com/honors/hall-of-honor|title=University of Texas Hall of Honor}}
Personal life
Brockermeyer married his wife, Kristy, in 1996. The couple has four sons: Jack, Luke, Tommy and James. His oldest son, Jack, graduated from Rice University in May 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyhrU_nC5xU?t=4541 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/cyhrU_nC5xU |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Rice University Spring 2020 Commencement Ceremony|website=YouTube }}{{cbignore}} Luke played linebacker for the University of Texas before graduating in 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://texassports.com/sports/football/roster/luke-brockermeyer/10630|title=Luke Brockermeyer - Football - University of Texas Athletics}} James plays offensive line for the University of Alabama. James's twin brother Tommy originally also played offensive line for the University of Alabama but transferred in 2023 to TCU.{{cite web |title=Tommy Brockermeyer - Football - University of Alabama Athletics |url=https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/tommy-brockermeyer/7327}}{{cite web |title=James Brockermeyer - Football - University of Alabama Athletics |url=https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/james-brockermeyer/7326}}{{cite web |title=Tommy Brockermeyer - Football - TCU Athletics |url=https://gofrogs.com/sports/football/roster/tommy-brockermeyer/15151}}
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Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Carolina Panthers players
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Denver Broncos players
Category:Players of American football from Fort Worth, Texas