Kalimba Edwards

Kalimba Edwards
No. 98, 58
Position:	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:	East Point (GA) Tri-Cities
College:	South Carolina
NFL draft:	2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35
Career history
	Detroit Lions (2002–2007); Oakland Raiders (2008);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (2001); Third-team All-American (2000); 2× First-team All-SEC (2000, 2001);
Career NFL statistics
Forced Fumbles:
Forced Fumbles:	10
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Kalimba Edwards (born December 26, 1979) is a former American football defensive end. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played college football at South Carolina.

Edwards has also played for the Oakland Raiders.

College career

Edwards played college football at

All-American selection. During his junior year, he moved to linebacker and finished third on the team in tackles with 74 and tied for the lead in sacks with seven. He also earned All-American third-team selection by the Associated Press and was a consensus All-Southeastern Conference first-team choice. During his senior year, he played both linebacker and defensive end and was a semifinalist for both the Lombardi Trophy and Butkus Award

after finishing the season with 79 tackles and 3.5 sacks. He also earned an All-SEC first-team selection during his senior year.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight
6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m)	265 lb (120 kg)
Values from NFL Combine^[1]

Detroit Lions

Edwards was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft.^[2] During his rookie year he played in all 16 games and led the team in sacks with 6.5. In 2005, he led the Lions in sacks for the second time with seven. The Lions released him on March 13, 2008. He finished his career with the Lions with 160 tackles and 26 sacks.

Oakland Raiders

On March 28, 2008 Edwards was signed by the Oakland Raiders to a two-year, $5 million contract.

On February 20, 2009, Edwards was released by the Raiders. He finished his only season with the team starting 11 of 14 games, recording 48 tackles and five sacks.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2002	DET	16	4	40	30	10	6.5	5	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0
2003	DET	15	0	16	15	1	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
2004	DET	16	0	22	18	4	4.5	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0
2005	DET	16	2	32	25	7	7.0	7	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	10	0
2006	DET	16	10	37	25	12	3.0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	0
2007	DET	8	6	17	13	4	3.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
2008	OAK	14	11	48	41	7	5.0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
		101	33	212	167	45	31.0	31	0	0	0	0	11	10	10	13	0

References

^ "2002 NFL Draft Scout Kalimba Edwards College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.

External links

[1] "2002 NFL Draft Scout Kalimba Edwards College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

[2] "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.

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