Kalimba Edwards

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

Detroit Lions Edwards was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft. 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.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions 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 Career 101 33 212 167 45 31.0 31 0 0 0 0 11 10 10 13 0