Blades graduated from Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida in 1983.
[1] After graduating, he was chosen in the second round (49th overall) of the 1988 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
He signed a one-year contract with the Seahawks prior to the 1999 season, but was cut on June 5, 1999. in 1989 Blades won the Marcus Nalley MVP award, also that year (1989) he was voted into the pro bowl after having 1,063 receiving yards and 5 TD receptions.
Blades claimed the pistol accidentally discharged a round into his cousin during a struggle.
Blades and his wife Tisha, daughters Brittany and Brianne, and son Brian II live in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.