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 careeredit
Detroit Lionsedit
Edwards was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft.[1] 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 Raidersedit
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.
kalimba, edwards, born, december, 1979, former, american, football, defensive, originally, drafted, detroit, lions, second, round, 2002, draft, played, college, football, south, carolina, 58position, defensive, endpersonal, informationborn, 1979, december, 197. Kalimba Edwards born December 26 1979 is a former American football defensive end He was originally drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft He played college football at South Carolina Kalimba EdwardsNo 98 58Position Defensive endPersonal informationBorn 1979 12 26 December 26 1979 age 43 Atlanta Georgia U S Height 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Weight 265 lb 120 kg Career informationHigh school East Point GA Tri CitiesCollege South CarolinaNFL Draft 2002 Round 2 Pick 35Career historyDetroit Lions 2002 2007 Oakland Raiders 2008 Career NFL statisticsTackles 212Sacks 31 0Forced Fumbles 10Player stats at NFL com PFREdwards has also played for the Oakland Raiders Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2 1 Detroit Lions 2 2 Oakland Raiders 3 NFL career statistics 4 References 5 External linksCollege career editEdwards 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 editDetroit Lions edit Edwards was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft 1 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 edit 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 NFL career statistics editLegendBold Career highYear Team Games Tackles Interceptions FumblesGP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD2002 DET 16 4 40 30 10 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 02003 DET 15 0 16 15 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 02004 DET 16 0 22 18 4 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 02005 DET 16 2 32 25 7 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 10 02006 DET 16 10 37 25 12 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 02007 DET 8 6 17 13 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 02008 OAK 14 11 48 41 7 5 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0101 33 212 167 45 31 0 31 0 0 0 0 11 10 10 13 0References edit 2002 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 03 18 External links editDetroit Lions bio Oakland Raiders bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kalimba Edwards amp oldid 1186831667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
