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EARL EDWARDS

Edwards, Earl
Height: 6-6 Weight: 264
Born: March 17, 1946 Statesboro, GA
Died: May 2, 2024 Scottsdale, AZ
High School: Howard W. Blake (Tampa, FL)
YearCollegeStatus
1964Wichita State
1965Wichita StatePlayed
1966Wichita StatePlayed
Draft: 5th round (120th overall) 1969 San Francisco 49ers
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YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1967 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1967 EDM CFL67ROT15
1968 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1968 EDM CFL67ROT16
1969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1969 SF NFL74LDE-RDE147
1970 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1970 SF NFL74DE-DT140
1971 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1971 SF NFL74RDT1414
1972 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1972 SF NFL74RDT1312
1973 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1973 BUF NFL73RDE-RDT1414
1974 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1974 BUF NFL73RDT-RDE1414
1975 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1975 BUF NFL73RDT1414
1976 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1976 CLE NFL66LDT-RDT140
1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL66LDT1414
1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL66LDT1616
1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL73LDT98
11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL150113
2 Years (CFL)2 Years CFL31
TransactionDateTeam
Signed1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL
Released8/3/19671967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL
Signed1967 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1967 EDM CFL
Draft1/28/19691969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1969 SF NFL
Purchased7/23/19691969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1969 SF NFL
Traded9/10/19731973 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1973 BUF NFL
Traded7/11/19761976 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1976 CLE NFL
Released6/20/19791978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL
Signed9/267/19791979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL
Free Agent1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL
RECEIVINGTARRECPCTYDSAVGLGTDFD20+40+FUM
1969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1969 SF NFL111.01000
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL111.01000
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD20+40+FUM
1969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1969 SF NFL331.03000
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL331.03000
SACKSNOYDS
1970 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1970 SF NFL3.0
1971 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1971 SF NFL4.5
1972 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1972 SF NFL6.5
1973 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1973 BUF NFL8.5
1974 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1974 BUF NFL6.5
1975 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1975 BUF NFL5.0
1976 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1976 CLE NFL0.5
1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL2.015.0
1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL4.528.5
1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL3.5
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL44.5
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
1968 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1968 EDM CFL0020200
1969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1969 SF NFL111200
1972 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1972 SF NFL0001100
1975 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1975 BUF NFL0002250
1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL0002200
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL1016750
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL0020200
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