Donnie Edwards
Donnie Edwards at the Expeditionary Medical Force hospital in Kuwait.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 6, 1973 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | San Diego, California | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College: | UCLA | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1996 / Round: 4 / Pick: 98 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 1,490 |
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| Sacks: | 23.5 |
| Interceptions: | 28 |
| Forced fumbles: | 10 |
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Donnie Edwards (born April 6, 1973) is a former American football linebacker from San Diego, California. He played for thirteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers. He began his career as an All-American Collegiate at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL Draft.
Edwards retired as one of only eight players in the history of the NFL to record more than 20 interceptions and 20 sacks during his career. Since his retirement in 2009, Edwards has devoted himself to philanthropic work with veterans and children from underprivileged backgrounds. He currently serves on the board of The Greatest Generations Foundation and acts as the organization's Director of Community Relations.
Edwards was born in Chula Vista, California, and is the second of eight brothers and sisters. Despite stark financial circumstances, Edwards excelled in school and athletics. As a slight linebacker at only 170 pounds, Edwards believed that academics would be his ticket to opportunity. He remains an active advocate for education and emphasizes this point in his work with schoolchildren.
Edwards accepted a scholarship to UCLA where he played as a linebacker for UCLA from 1992 to 1995. Edwards left school ranked third in tackles for losses in school history with 38, and fifth in sacks in the school's history, with 22.5 sacks. He also tied the school record for sacks in a game with 4.5 sacks versus Southern Methodist University, and ranks second in school history for sacks in a single season, with 12.5 sacks. Following his junior year, he won third team All-America honors. He also played baseball as a junior at first base and third base. Edwards was a member of the Alpha Rho chapter of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at UCLA, and played center-field on the UCLA baseball team.
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