Earl Edwards

Edwards, Earl
Position: DT-DE
Height: 6-6 Weight: 264
Born: March 17, 1946 Statesboro, GA
Died: May 2, 2024 Scottsdale, AZ
High School: Howard W. Blake (Tampa, FL)

Year	College	Participation
1964	Wichita State
1965	Wichita State	Played
1966	Wichita State	Played

Draft: 5th round (120th overall) 1969 San Francisco 49ers

NFL Playoff Statistics

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1967 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1967 EDM CFL	67	ROT	15
1968 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1968 EDM CFL	67	ROT	16
1969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1969 SF NFL	74	LDE-RDE	14	7
1970 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1970 SF NFL	74	DE-DT	14	0
1971 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1971 SF NFL	74	RDT	14	14
1972 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1972 SF NFL	74	RDT	13	12
1973 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1973 BUF NFL	73	RDE-RDT	14	14
1974 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1974 BUF NFL	73	RDT-RDE	14	14
1975 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1975 BUF NFL	73	RDT	14	14
1976 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1976 CLE NFL	66	LDT-RDT	14	0
1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL	66	LDT	14	14
1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL	66	LDT	16	16
1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL	73	LDT	9	8
11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL			150	113
2 Years (CFL)2 Years CFL			31

Team	Date	Transaction
1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL		Signed
1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL	8/3/1967	Released
1967 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1967 EDM CFL		Signed
1969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1969 SF NFL	1/28/1969	Draft
1969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1969 SF NFL	7/23/1969	Purchased
1973 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1973 BUF NFL	9/10/1973	Traded
1976 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1976 CLE NFL	7/11/1976	Traded
1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL	6/20/1979	Released
1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL	9/267/1979	Signed
1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL		Free Agent

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1969 SF NFL		1		1	1.0	1	0		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		1		1	1.0	1	0		0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1969 SF NFL	3		3	1.0	3	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3		3	1.0	3	0	0	0

SACKS	NO	YDS
1970 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1970 SF NFL	3.0
1971 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1971 SF NFL	4.5
1972 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1972 SF NFL	6.5
1973 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1973 BUF NFL	8.5
1974 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1974 BUF NFL	6.5
1975 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1975 BUF NFL	5.0
1976 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1976 CLE NFL	0.5
1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL	2.0	15.0
1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL	4.5	28.5
1979 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1979 GB NFL	3.5
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	44.5

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1968 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1968 EDM CFL	0	0	2	0	2	0	0
1969 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1969 SF NFL	1		1	1	2	0	0
1972 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1972 SF NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1975 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1975 BUF NFL	0	0	0	2	2	5	0
1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	1	6	7	5	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	0	0	2	0	2	0	0