Lavar Edwards

Lavar M. Edwards (born April 29, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive end. He played college football for the LSU Tigers. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL) in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft.

Early life Edwards attended Desire Street Academy high school. He was ranked among the top 40 prospects in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com. During high school, He was named to the Baton Rouge Advocate's Super Dozen. On January 25, 2013, he was selected to participate in the 2013 Senior Bowl.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans Edwards was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2013 NFL draft, with the intention of playing defensive end in defensive coordinator Jerry Gray's 4-3 defense. As a rookie, he was inactive for nine games, played in 7 contests (one start), while registering 10 tackles, one tackle for loss, one quarterback pressure and a pass defensed.

The next year defensive coordinator Ray Horton was hired to change the defense to a 3–4 alignment, so he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a conditional seventh round pick (not exercised) on August 30, 2014.

Dallas Cowboys (first stint) Edwards was waived on September 20, 2014, with this pattern repeating two additional times during the season, until being re-signed to the practice squad on November 3. He was placed on the injured reserve list on December 10, finishing with 10 tackles. He was cut on September 6, 2015, to make room for running back Christine Michael.

Oakland Raiders A day after being waived by the Dallas Cowboys, Edwards was claimed by the Oakland Raiders. On September 11, 2015, he was cut to make room for linebacker Aldon Smith.

Chicago Bears On September 16, 2015, he was signed by the Chicago Bears. He was released on September 25.

Dallas Cowboys (second stint) On September 29, 2015, Edwards was signed to the Cowboys' practice squad.

Buffalo Bills On December 1, 2015, he was signed by the Buffalo Bills from the Cowboys practice squad. On September 2, 2016, he was released by the Bills as part of final roster cuts.

Carolina Panthers On September 4, 2016, Edwards was claimed off waivers by the Panthers. He was released on October 18, 2016.

Indianapolis Colts Edwards was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on October 19, 2016. He was released by the Colts on December 15, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts on January 2, 2017. On September 2, 2017, Edwards was waived by the Colts.

Cleveland Browns On December 13, 2017, Edwards was signed by the Cleveland Browns.