Lavar Edwards

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Lavar Edwards
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1990-04-29) April 29, 1990 (age 33)
Gretna, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:277 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High school: Desire Street Academy
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College: LSU
NFL draft: 2013  / Round: 5 / Pick: 142
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:23
Sacks:2.0
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Lavar M. Edwards (born April 29, 1990) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU). He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

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Early years

Edwards attended Desire Street Academy high school. He was ranked among the top 40 prospects in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com. [1] During high school, He was named to the Baton Rouge Advocate's Super Dozen. [1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Lavar Edwards
Defensive end 		Baton Rouge, LouisianaDesire Street Academy6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)300 lb (140 kg)4.9
(According to Scouts.com)		Jan 26, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 23 (TE)   Rivals: 42 (DE), 33 (Louisiana)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2008 LSU Football Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2008 LSU Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

He accepted a scholarship to play at Louisiana State University for coach Les Miles's LSU Tigers football team from 2009 to 2012. In his last two years, he played defensive end behind Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery.

He finished his college career with a total of 96 tackles, 10.5 sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. [2] On January 25, 2013, he was selected to participate in the 2013 Senior Bowl. [3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		277 lb
(126 kg)		35+1⁄2 in
(0.90 m)		10 in
(0.25 m)		4.80 s33.0 in
(0.84 m)		119 ft 0 in
(36.27 m)
All values from the NFL Combine [4]

Tennessee Titans

Edwards was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft, with the intention of playing defensive end in defensive coordinator Jerry Gray's 4-3 defense. [5] As a rookie, he was inactive for nine games, played in 7 contests (one start), while registering 10 tackles, one tackle for loss, one quarterback pressure and a pass defensed.

The next year defensive coordinator Ray Horton was hired to change the defense to a 3–4 alignment, so he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a conditional seventh round pick (not exercised) on August 30, 2014. [6]

Dallas Cowboys (first stint)

Edwards was waived on September 20, 2014, [7] with this pattern repeating two additional times during the season, until being re-signed to the practice squad on November 3. He was placed on the injured reserve list on December 10, finishing with 10 tackles. He was cut on September 6, 2015, to make room for running back Christine Michael.

Oakland Raiders

A day after being waived by the Dallas Cowboys, Edwards was claimed by the Oakland Raiders. On September 11, 2015, he was cut to make room for linebacker Aldon Smith.

Chicago Bears

On September 16, 2015, he was signed by the Chicago Bears. He was released on September 25.

Dallas Cowboys (second stint)

On September 29, 2015, Edwards was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad. [8]

Buffalo Bills

On December 1, 2015, he was signed by the Buffalo Bills from the Cowboys practice squad. On September 2, 2016, he was released by the Bills as part of final roster cuts. [9]

Carolina Panthers

On September 4, 2016, Edwards was claimed off waivers by the Panthers. [10] He was released on October 18, 2016. [11]

Indianapolis Colts

Edwards was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on October 19, 2016. [12] He was released by the Colts on December 15, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad. [13] [14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts on January 2, 2017. [15] On September 2, 2017, Edwards was waived by the Colts. [16]

Cleveland Browns

On December 13, 2017, Edwards was signed by the Cleveland Browns. [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lavar Edwards LSU Tigers profile". lsusports.net. Archived from the original on September 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Lavar Edwards LSU Statistics". sports-reference.com/.
  3. ↑ "Russell Shepard, Lavar Edwards Set for Senior Bowl". sportsnola.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ Lavar Edwards NFL Combine profile
  5. ↑ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (August 30, 2014). "Titans cut Maikon Bonani, Moise Fokou; Edwards traded". Tennessean.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ MacMahon, Tim (September 20, 2014). "LB Keith Smith moves up to 53-man roster". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ Helman, David (September 29, 2015). "Cowboys Sign DE/DT David Irving From Kansas City; Make Practice Squad Move". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  9. ↑ Brown, Chris (September 2, 2016). "Vets Felton and Lawson headline Bills cut to 53". BuffaloBills.com.
  10. ↑ Gantt, Darin (September 4, 2016). "Panthers claim defensive end Lavar Edwards from the Bills". NBCSports.com.
  11. ↑ "Panthers bring back TE Scott Simonson". Panthers.com. October 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves".
  13. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. December 15, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Make Practice Squad Move". Blogs.Colts.com. December 19, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Sign Seven Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Blogs.Colts.com. January 2, 2017.
  16. ↑ Walker, Andrew (September 2, 2017). "Colts Announce Final 2017 Roster Cuts". Colts.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Browns add DE Lavar Edwards, OL Geoff Gray and WR Matt Hazel". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 13, 2017. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018.
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