Blount was a member of the Washington State Cougars for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. He suffered a serious shoulder injury and then spent the 1984 and 85 seasons as the backup to Mark Rypien. He was the Cougars starting quarterback as a redshirt senior. He completed 13 of 20 passes for 201 yards and 2 touchdowns to snap a 29-game losing streak to USC with a 34–14 victory.[1][2] Blount finished the season with 1,882 yards, 11 touchdowns and 11 interceptions on 117 of 227 passing and rushed 183 yards and three touchdowns.[3]
Blount was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL players strike. He served as the 49ers third-string quarterback and appeared in one game, rushing once for no gain and fumbled during the play. He was released when the strike ended.[4][5] Blount was signed by the Seattle Seahawks, but was released one week later. He played one season overseas in Italy and played semi-professional football for the Burbank Bandits of the High Desert Football League for several years, occasionally earning tryouts from professional teams but was never offered a contract.[6]
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- ^ Smith, Craig (October 31, 2003). "Catching up with Ed Blount". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Ed Blount College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "The Big Book Of Black Quarterbacks (Part 2)". Deadspin. February 6, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Maxymuk, John (2016). "42. San Francisco 49ers". Strong Arm Tactics: A History and Statistical Analysis of the Professional Quarterback. p. 279. ISBN 9781476621838.
- ^ Toches, Rich. "SEMI-TOUGH : Burbank Bandits Develop a Crash Course for Winning in High Desert Football League". Los Angeles Times.