Ron Edwards (American football)

Ron Edwards

Edwards (#95) on the sidelines
No. 98, 95, 96
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1979-07-12) July 12, 1979 (age 45) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school:	Houston (TX) Klein Forest
College:	Texas A&M
NFL draft:	2001 / round: 3 / pick: 76
Career history
Buffalo Bills (2001−2005) Kansas City Chiefs (2006−2010) Carolina Panthers (2011−2012)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 207 Sacks: 16.5 Forced fumbles: 3 Fumble recoveries: 3 Pass deflections: 7 Defensive touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ronald Harold Edwards (born July 12, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He started 35 consecutive regular season games at nose guard for Texas A&M University, where he recorded 121 tackles with 10 sacks and 23 stops for losses. He was selected in the 3rd round of the 2001 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.^[1] He went to Klein Forest High School in Houston, Texas.^[2]

Early life

Edwards played high school football at Klein Forest High School which is located in Houston, Texas. He was named a Super Prep All-American. Edwards also was in the high school's track and field team, winning the 5A state championships in shot put in 1997. He placed second in the 5A state championships shot put in 1996.

College career

Edwards chose Texas A&M as his alma mater.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2001	BUF	7	3	10	7	3	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	BUF	16	16	40	25	15	2.5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1
2003	BUF	5	0	7	5	2	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2004	BUF	16	2	21	13	8	4.0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2005	BUF	4	4	6	4	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	KAN	16	16	20	15	5	2.5	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2007	KAN	16	15	26	23	3	3.0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2008	KAN	16	0	8	8	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	KAN	16	14	29	24	5	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0
2010	KAN	16	15	26	15	11	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2012	CAR	11	11	14	7	7	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		139	96	207	146	61	16.5	23	0	0	0	0	7	3	3	0	1

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2006	KAN	1	1	3	0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	KAN	1	1	3	1	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		2	2	6	1	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

1. "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
2. Ron Edwards Archived November 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, NFL Players Association. Accessed December 10, 2007.

External links

• NFL Player's Association Bio Page