Antonio Edwards

{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Antonio Edwards

| number = 67, 94, 95, 96, 76

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|3|10|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Moultrie, Georgia, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 271

| high_school = Colquitt County

| college = Valdosta State

| draftyear = 1993

| draftround = 8

| draftpick = 204

| pastteams =

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 119

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 16.0

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = EdwaAn20

}}

Antonio Edwards (born March 10, 1970) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks, the New York Giants, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Carolina Panthers. He played college football at Valdosta State University and was drafted in eighth round of the 1993 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1993 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} In 2000, Edwards was the twelfth pick of the XFL draft as a member of the Las Vegas Outlaws. Edwards is currently the defensive line coach of the Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia.

Early life

Edwards attended Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Georgia, and was a student and a letterman in football.

Personal life

Edwards was a criminal justice major at Valdosta State. While a member of the Seahawks, Antonio sponsored a reading enrichment program and helped build a playground at Brighton Elementary School in Seattle. He has a son Amahn and a daughter named Ashanti.

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