- Two-time Pro Bowler named a first team alternate for 2006 after tying career-high six INT's despite undergoing wrist surgery.
- Bly has returned eight of his 30 career interceptions putting him fourth among active return leaders.
College:
Bly graduated from Western Branch High School in Chesapeake, Va., where he was an all-Tidewater, all-city, all-Eastern region, all-state and an all-district selection as a senior. He finished his prep career with 36 touchdowns and 16 interceptions as a three-year starter. Bly donated $150,000 to the University of North Carolina to set up a football scholarship in his name. Bly, the son of two teachers, wanted to give the opportunity to others to have a similar experience as his at North Carolina. He worked with the Salvation Army and a local television station to furnish a house for rehabilitated drug addicts and provide a gift certificate to a grocery store during the holidays. He established the Dré Bly Foundation, a non-profit organization designed to improve education through physical excellence. The organization helps to promote physical awareness by improving athletic facilities and promoting the importance of athletics in maintaining a healthy body and a healthy mind. It provides equipment and scholarships to kids in addition to putting on camps and fundraising events, such as the Dre' Bly Celebrity Golf Classic. He donated Lions home game tickets to the Detroit Recreation Department through the Lions CATS (Caring Athletes Ticket Service) for Kids program. A sports science major at North Carolina, Bly also played centerfield for the Tar Heels’ baseball team. He is married to Kristyn and the couple has three sons—Trey, Jordan and Aaron—and a daughter—Peyton. Donald Andre Bly was born on May 22, 1977, in Chesapeake, Va.
