Kalimba Edwards
American football player (born 1979)
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Kalimba Edwards (born December 26, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born | December 26, 1979 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | East Point (GA) Tri-Cities | ||||||||||||
| College | South Carolina (1998-2001) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2002: 2nd round, 35th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Edwards also played for the Oakland Raiders.
College career
Edwards played college football at South Carolina. During his sophomore year, he started every game at defensive end, recording 64 tackles and five sacks, earning an 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
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| 6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | |||||||||||
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Detroit Lions
Edwards was selected 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.[3]
NFL career statistics
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| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| Career | 101 | 33 | 212 | 167 | 45 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 0 | |