Kalimba Edwards
{{Short description|American football player (born 1979)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kalimba Edwards
| image =
| caption =
| number = 98, 58
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|26}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 265
| high_school = East Point (GA) Tri-Cities
| college = South Carolina (1998-2001)
| draftyear = 2002
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 35
| pastteams =
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2002}}–{{NFL Year|2007}})
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2008}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 212
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 31.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 10
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 10
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 11
| pfr = E/EdwaKa20
}}
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.
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
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5 3/8
| weight = 265
| note = Values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Scout Kalimba Edwards College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=510&DraftYear=2002 |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Detroit Lions=
Edwards was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Kalimba Edwards 2008 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EdwaKa20/gamelog/2008/ |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EdwaKa20.htm Career] | 101 | 33 | 212 | 167 | 45 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060317152326/http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=28 Detroit Lions bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080404073615/http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=39582 Oakland Raiders bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from East Point, Georgia
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football players
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Oakland Raiders players
Category:Players of American football from Fulton County, Georgia
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen