Antuan Edwards

Games played:	71
Interceptions:	7
Sacks:	3

Antuan Edwards
No. 24, 21, 42
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	May 26, 1977 (age 46); 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
	Green Bay Packers (1999–2003); Miami Dolphins (2004); St. Louis Rams (2004); Atlanta Falcons (2005); Washington Redskins (2006)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	71
Interceptions:	7
Sacks:	3
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Antuan Minye' Edwards (born May 26, 1977) is an American former professional

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

He attended

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

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

Washington Redskins

, but was released early in camp.

NFL statistics

Year	Team	Games	Combined Tackles	Tackles	Assisted Tackles	Sacks	Interceptions	Forced Fumbles	Fumble Recoveries
1999	GB	16	31	26	5	0.0	4	0	0
2000	GB	12	26	21	5	0.0	2	0	0
2001	GB	3	5	5	0	0.0	0	0	1
2002	GB	12	44	28	16	1.0	0	1	1
2003	GB	10	51	43	8	1.0	0	0	0
2004	STL	6	30	24	6	0.0	1	0	0
2004	MIA	8	35	23	12	1.0	0	1	0
2005	ATL	4	11	11	0	0.0	0	0	0
Career		71	233	181	52	3.0	7	2	2

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References

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

[1] "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.

[ESPN-2] "Antuan Edwards Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

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