Patrick Edwards

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Patrick Edwards
No. 83
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1988-10-25) October 25, 1988 (age 35)
Temple, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school: Hearne (TX)
College: Houston
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:5
Receiving yards:46
Player stats at PFR

Patrick Michael Edwards (born October 25, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver.

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Early life

Edwards was born in Temple, Texas, to Patrick Dixon and Patricia Edwards. He was raised in Hearne, Texas, where he attended Hearne High School. There, he played baseball, basketball, and football and competed in track and field. In basketball, Edwards was named an All-Region and All-District player, and, in baseball, he was named an All-District player. He played football as a wide receiver, and earned first-team All-State, All-District, and All-Brazos Valley honors. [1]

He was recruited by Baylor, Henderson State, and Houston. He chose the latter, as he had long ambitions to attend the school. [1]

College career

Edwards did not secure a scholarship, but impressed the Cougars' coaches enough in try-outs to earn a walk-on position. He sat out the 2007 season as a redshirt.

He entered the season as a starter at a wide receiver position. During the first eight games of the season, Edwards recorded 46 receptions for 634 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He compiled 100-plus yard games against Oklahoma State, East Carolina, and Southern Methodist. Against UAB, he tallied a season-long 70-yard reception. [2]

For their eighth game of the season, Houston traveled to meet Marshall. The Thundering Herd scored first with a field goal, and never relinquished the lead. In the third quarter, Houston quarterback Blake Joseph threw a long pass into the Marshall end zone. His intended receiver, Edwards, in pursuit of the pass, ran out of the back of the end zone. Just beyond the boundary, he collided with a cart. Running at full speed, Edwards' right leg impacted the object and he flipped over due to the momentum. He suffered a compound fracture of the leg. The cart was one of several that were parked just outside the field's boundary and held equipment for the Marshall band. [3]

Houston athletic director Dave Maggard declined to comment substantively about the situation, but confirmed he would discuss the matter with Marshall officials. [3] Edwards himself considered the burden of responsibility to be with the Conference USA officiating crew, rather than Marshall. [4] Shortly after the incident, he said from the hospital, "They are supposed to check and see if everything is off the field." [5]

On March 30, 2009, Edwards announced that he would return to play the 2009 season and that he intended to pursue legal action against Marshall for his injury.

He still had an extremely productive college stay, racking up 4507 yards and 43 touchdowns on 291 receptions.

In Houston's 73-34 win against the Rice Owls on October 27, 2011, Edwards had 7 receptions for 318 yards and 5 touchdowns. [6] Edwards was named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year for the 2011 season. [7]

College statistics

Houston Cougars
YearReceiving
GPRecYdsAvgTD
2008 84663413.84
2009 14851,02112.06
2010 12711,10015.513
2011 14891,75219.720
Career [8] 482914,50715.543

Professional career

Edwards signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent and made the 2013 team roster. He was cut by the Lions on October 14, [9] but was signed to the Lions' practice squad two days later. [10] He was released during Detroit's final cuts in 2014. Later in the 2014 season he was re-signed to the practice squad but was released before the season ended.

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References

  1. 1 2 Player Bio: Patrick Edwards Archived October 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , University of Houston, retrieved February 10, 2009.
  2. ↑ Patrick Edwards Stats, ESPN, retrieved February 10, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Marshall never trails as Houston loses game, impact WR Edwards, ESPN, October 28, 2008.
  4. ↑ Houston Cougars receiver Patrick Edwards doesn't blame Marshall Thundering Herd for cart flip, ESPN, Associated Press, October 30, 2008.
  5. ↑ Third Down: Never Saw It Coming, The Washington Post, November 1, 2008.
  6. ↑ Houston WR Will Return Yahoo Sports, March 30, 2009
  7. ↑ "Cougars rake in C-USA honors" by Sam Khan, Jr.. Houston Chronicle, December 7, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Patrick Edwards College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  9. ↑ Meinke, Kyle (October 14, 2013). "WR Patrick Edwards waived by Detroit Lions". mlive.com . Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  10. ↑ Birkett, Dave (October 16, 2013). "Detroit Lions bring back WR Patrick Edwards on practice squad". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved October 17, 2013.
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