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Donnie Edwards

Donnie Lewis Edwards Jr.

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 227 lbs.
Born: April 6, 1973 in San Diego, CA
College: UCLA

Career AV: 77 (421st overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 4th round (98th overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1996 23 KAN 59 15 1 1 22 0 22 8 3 1
1997 24 KAN RILB 59 16 16 2.5 2 15 0 12 4 0 1 0 0 80 20 10
1998 25 KAN RILB 59 15 15 6.0 1 0 1 0 0 80 44 8
1999 26 KAN RLB 59 16 16 3.0 5 50 1 28 1 0 2 79 1 98 25 10
2000 27 KAN RLB 59 16 16 1.0 2 45 1 42 0 0 1 11 0 114 18 8
2001 28 KAN RLB 59 16 16 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 98 32 8
2002* 29 SDG MLB 59 16 16 5 95 1 46 10 0 0 1 82 1 100 29 13
2003 30 SDG RLB 59 16 16 0.5 2 27 0 15 9 1 0 0 0 0 124 38 6
2004 31 SDG LILB 59 16 16 1.0 5 49 1 30 14 2 0 0 0 0 105 46 12
2005 32 SDG LILB 59 16 16 3.0 2 15 0 14 11 2 0 0 0 0 114 40 7
2006 33 SDG RILB 59 16 16 2.5 3 11 0 8 8 2 1 1 0 0 100 42 7
2007 34 KAN RLB 59 16 16 2.0 1 18 0 18 3 1 0 1 0 0 85 19 8
2008 35 KAN 59 7 4 27 9 2
Career 197 180 23.5 28 347 4 46 59 15 1 11 172 2 1133 365 100
8 yrs KAN 117 100 16.5 11 150 2 42 7 8 0 9 90 1 590 170 55
5 yrs SDG 80 80 7.0 17 197 2 46 52 7 1 2 82 1 543 195 45

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1999 26 KAN RLB 59 16 16 1 1 2 12
2000 27 KAN RLB 59 16 16 1 1 6
2002* 29 SDG MLB 59 16 16 1 1 2 12
2004 31 SDG LILB 59 16 16 1 1 6
Career 197 180 2 4 6 36
8 yrs KAN 117 100 1 2 3 18
5 yrs SDG 80 80 1 2 3 18

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

2002

Non-Offensive TDs

1999 NFL 2 (3)
2000 NFL 1 (10)
2002 NFL 2 (4)
Active 6 (19)
Career 6 (66)

Games

Active 197 (28)

Games Started

Active 180 (17)
Career 180 (125)

Fumble Return Yds

1999 NFL 79 (4/84)
2002 NFL 82 (2/67)
Active 172 (5)
Career 172 (13)

Fumble Return TD

1999 NFL 1 (2/38)
2002 NFL 1 (1/38)

Active 2 (7)
Career 2 (37)

Interceptions

2002 NFL 5 (10)
2004 NFL 5 (8)
Active 28 (20)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1999 NFL 1 (8)
2000 NFL 1 (4)
2002 NFL 1 (9)
2004 NFL 1 (5)
Active 4 (12)
Career 4 (49)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

2002Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
2004Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL