Antonio Edwards

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Antonio Edwards
No. 67, 94, 95, 96, 76
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1970-03-10) March 10, 1970 (age 54)
Moultrie, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:271 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school: Colquitt County
College: Valdosta State
NFL draft: 1993  / Round: 8 / Pick: 204
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:16.0
Player stats at PFR

Antonio Edwards (born March 10, 1970) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks, the New York Giants, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Carolina Panthers. He played college football at Valdosta State University and was drafted in eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. [1] In 2000, Edwards was the twelfth pick of the XFL draft as a member of the Las Vegas Outlaws. Edwards is currently the defensive line coach of the Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia.

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High school years

Edwards attended Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Georgia, and was a student and a letterman in football.

Personal life

Edwards was a criminal justice major at Valdosta State. While a member of the Seahawks, Antonio sponsored a reading enrichment program and helped build a playground at Brighton Elementary School in Seattle. He has a son Amahn and a daughter named Ashanti.

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References

  1. "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.