Antuan Edwards

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Antuan Edwards
No. 24, 21, 42
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1977-05-26) May 26, 1977 (age 47)
Starkville, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Starkville (MS)
College: Clemson
NFL draft: 1999  / Round: 1 / Pick: 25
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:71
Tackles:244
Interceptions:7
Sacks:3
Player stats at PFR

Antuan Minye' Edwards (born May 26, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). Edwards was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round (25th overall) of the 1999 NFL draft out of Clemson University.

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High school - college career

He attended Starkville High School in Mississippi, where he played quarterback, safety, and running back. He was named All-American as a safety in his senior year. At Clemson, he started thirty-three games and recorded a total of 219 tackles, with eight interceptions. During his senior year, he was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award.

Professional career

Early career

Edwards was selected in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, the first of three consecutive defensive backs the Packers would take in that draft; the others being Fred Vinson and Mike McKenzie. [1]

Edwards would play all sixteen games of his rookie season, starting one of them. During the course of the year, he made a total of thirty tackles (twenty-six solo), had four interceptions including one returned for a touchdown, and was named to the College & Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie team. The following season, he started three games but saw his tackle total go down to twenty-five, while defending nine passes and two interceptions. Edwards only played in three games in 2001 when he suffered a knee injury and was placed on injured reserve. In 2002, he started the season as the team's starting safety, but was replaced early on by rookie Marques Anderson following a forearm injury. He spent the rest of the season as a backup and totaled forty-four tackles.

Later career

He beat out Anderson for the starting job in 2003 and started a career-high twelve games, and recorded 51 tackles. He would finish the season on injured reserve following a late-season injury. He left the Packers at the end of the season to join the Miami Dolphins. He started eight games for the team and had 35 tackles when he was released from the team. He was claimed by the St. Louis Rams, where he ended the season with five starts and 30 more tackles. Edwards then signed with the New England Patriots but was cut, and signed with the Atlanta Falcons. He started one game and had eleven tackles for the season, but was cut early on. He joined the Washington Redskins, but was released early in camp.

NFL statistics

YearTeamGamesCombined TacklesTacklesAssisted TacklesSacksInterceptionsForced FumblesFumble Recoveries
1999 GB 16312650.0400
2000 GB 12262150.0200
2001 GB 35500.0001
2002 GB 124428161.0011
2003 GB 10514381.0000
2004 STL 6302460.0100
MIA 83523121.0010
2005 ATL 4111100.0000
Career71233181523.0722

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References

  1. ↑ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  2. ↑ "Antuan Edwards Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
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