Eddie Royal
Royal with the Broncos on September 2010
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| No. 19 Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||
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Wide receiver Punt returner |
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth: | May 21, 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Alexandria, Virginia | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Chantilly (VA) Westfield | ||||||||||||
| College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 404 |
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| Receiving yards: | 4,326 |
| Receiving TDs: | 28 |
| Return yards: | 2,685 |
| Return TDs: | 4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
William Edward "Eddie" Royal (born May 21, 1986) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech.
Royal has also played for the San Diego Chargers.
Royal first attended South Lakes High School and Paul VI Catholic High School before going to Westfield High School in Chantilly, Virginia, where he played for most of his high school football career. He received All-America honors from PrepStar and SuperPrep (who named Royal the top high school player in the state of Virginia). He also earned Washington Post All-Metropolitan player of the year, 1st team All-met, 1st team All-state, 1st team All-region and 1st team All-district honors. While a senior at Westfield High School, Royal, along with future Virginia Tech teammate Sean Glennon and future West Point fullback Max Palmatier and future Penn State running back Evan Royster, led his team to an undefeated season record (14-0) en route to the Virginia Division 6 AAA State Championship. While at Westfield, Royal also competed in track & field. He posted bests of 6.48 seconds in the 55-meter dash and 6.52 meters (21-3.75) in the long jump.
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