Former Portales HS student heads to the Tennessee Titans

Former Portales HS student heads to the Tennessee Titans

Philip Blidi went from Portales High School to ultimately playing football for the Auburn Tigers. Now, he is a free agent with the Tennessee Titans.

PORTALES, N.M. – A man from a small New Mexico town of 17,000 people is heading to the NFL. Philip Blidi went to Portales High School.

He then played for Auburn University in Alabama, and now he’s a free agent with the Tennessee Titans. 

But, as Andrea Aubuchont reports, Blidi’s unique journey started at a little place called the New Mexico Christian Children’s Home.

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