Bennie Blades, the Detroit Lions safety, said his brother's faith allowed him to get through his ordeal.

And that, Bennie Blades said, gave his brother some peace at the wedding Saturday of their sister Sonya.

"He made her day a special day - that's all that mattered," Bennie Blades said.

Bennie Blades was there to help me," White said, "but they ran another guy down the inside and Bennie had to take him.

Bennie Blades won the Thorpe Award as the outstanding defensive back.

Bobby Watkins was supposed to be outside of him and Bennie Blades protecting the middle.

"Then you've got our image," said Bennie Blades, the Miami senior all-America free safety.

"They may have gone to Tim a little too much," said Bennie Blades, Miami's outstanding free safety, who had an interception.

Bennie Blades, No. 1 pick from Miami, will help in secondary.

Bennie Blades, the Lions' free safety, said he leaned toward the Redskins.