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American football player (born 1977)
American football player
Antuan Edwards
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Position:
| Safety
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Born:
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1977-05-26
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May 26, 1977
(age 47)
Starkville, Mississippi
, U.S.
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Height:
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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Weight:
| 210 lb (95 kg)
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High school:
| Starkville (MS)
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College:
| Clemson
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NFL draft:
| 1999
/ Round: 1 / Pick: 25
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Player stats at
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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
.
High school - college career
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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
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Early career
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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
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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
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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
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Year
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Team
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Games
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Combined Tackles
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Tackles
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Assisted Tackles
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Sacks
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Interceptions
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Forced Fumbles
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Fumble Recoveries
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1999
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GB
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16
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31
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26
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5
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0.0
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4
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0
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0
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2000
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GB
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12
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26
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21
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5
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0.0
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2
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0
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0
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2001
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GB
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3
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5
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5
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0
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0.0
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0
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0
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1
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2002
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GB
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12
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44
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28
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16
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1.0
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0
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1
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1
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2003
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GB
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10
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51
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43
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8
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1.0
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0
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0
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0
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2004
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STL
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6
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30
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24
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6
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0.0
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1
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0
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0
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MIA
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8
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35
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23
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12
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1.0
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0
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1
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0
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2005
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ATL
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4
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11
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11
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0
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0.0
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0
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0
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0
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Career
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71
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233
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181
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52
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3.0
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7
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2
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2
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