Patrick Edwards
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 25, 1988 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Temple, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Hearne (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Houston | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2013 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 5 |
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| Receiving yards: | 46 |
| Receiving TDs: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Patrick Michael Edwards (born October 25, 1988) is a wide receiver in American football who is currently a free agent.
Edwards was born in Temple, Texas to Patrick Dixon and Patricia Edwards. He was raised in Hearne, Texas where he attended Hearne High School. There, he played baseball, basketball, and football and competed in track and field. In basketball, Edwards was named an All-Region and All-District player, and, in baseball, he was named an All-District player. He played football as a wide receiver, and earned first-team All-State, All-District, and All-Brazos Valley honors.
He was recruited by Baylor, Henderson State, and Houston. He chose the latter, as he had long ambitions to attend the school.
Edwards did not secure a scholarship, but impressed the Cougars' coaches enough in try-outs to earn a walk-on position. He sat out the 2007 season as a redshirt.
He entered the season as a starter at a wide receiver position. During the first eight games of the season, Edwards recorded 46 receptions for 634 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He compiled 100-plus yard games against Oklahoma State, East Carolina, and Southern Methodist. Against UAB, he tallied a season-long 70-yard reception.
For their eighth game of the season, Houston traveled to meet Marshall. The Thundering Herd scored first with a field goal, and never relinquished the lead. In the third quarter, Houston quarterback Blake Joseph threw a long pass into the Marshall end zone. His intended receiver, Edwards, in pursuit of the pass, ran out of the back of the end zone. Just beyond the boundary, he collided with a motorized cart. Running at full speed, Edwards' right leg impacted the object and he flipped over due to the momentum. He suffered a compound fracture of the leg. The cart was one of several that were parked just outside the field's boundary and held equipment for the Marshall band.
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