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T.J. Edwards

LB

#53

Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 28

Weight: 242 lbs

College: Wisconsin

2024 SEASON

  • Solo
    39
  • SCK
    1
  • FF
    1
  • INT
    1
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Defense

YEAR TEAM G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
2024 Chicago Bears 10 70 39 31 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
2023 Chicago Bears 17 137 74 63 2.5 0 7 3 0 4 1.3 2
2022 Philadelphia Eagles 17 143 83 60 2 0 7
2021 Philadelphia Eagles 16 122 59 63 1 0 5 1 0 1 1 1
2020 Philadelphia Eagles 12 65 35 30 2 0 1 1 0 13 13 13
2019 Philadelphia Eagles 16 26 15 11 0 0 0
TOTAL 88 563 305 258 8.5 0 22 6 0 18 3 13

Fumbles

YEAR TEAM G FUM LOST FF OWN FR OPP FR TD
2024 Chicago Bears 10 0 0 1 1 0
2023 Chicago Bears 17 0 0 1 2 0
2022 Philadelphia Eagles 17 0 0 0 1 0
2021 Philadelphia Eagles 16 0 0 0 1 0
2020 Philadelphia Eagles 12 2
2019 Philadelphia Eagles 16 0
TOTAL 88 0 0 4 0 5 0

Biography

PRO CAREER:

  • Enters sixth season in NFL and second in Chicago
  • Spent first four NFL seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles after signing as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Wisconsin in 2019
  • Has appeared in 78 games, making 64 starts with 523 total tackles (296 solo), 28 tackles for loss, 17 quarterback hits, 20 passes defensed, 7.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and five interceptions.

2023 SEASON (BEARS):

  • Started all 17 games
  • Led the team with 153 tackles (90 solo), 2.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and three interceptions
  • Finished the 2023 regular season ranked seventh the NFL in total tackles
  • Logged first sack of season in Week 5 against the Commanders and first forced fumble of the season in Week 6 against the Vikings
  • Was Bears top-graded player in Week 6 per PFF (91.0)
  • Reached 250-career solo tackles and 450 total tackles in Week 8
  • Finished the game with 13 tackles (nine solo), two tackles for loss and one fumble recovery
  • Tallied 25th tackle for loss of career in Week 9
  • Recorded 100th tackle of the season in Week 10
  • Recorded second interception of season in Week 12
  • Set career-high for interceptions in a single-season (2)
  • In Week 14, recovered a Lions fumbled snap late in the third quarter, setting up a Bears touchdown
  • Also logged four tackles (three solo), one tackle for loss, one interception and one pass defensed
  • Against Cleveland in Week 15, notched six tackles, 0.5 sacks, two passes defensed and one QBH
  • Picked off a Taylor Heinicke pass in Week 17 for third interception of the season and fifth of career, this was also 20th pass defensed on his career
  • Led the team with 10 tackles (seven solo) in Week 18 at Green Bay

2022 SEASON (Eagles):

  • Started in all 17 games for the Eagles and led the team with 159 total tackles
  • Added 10 TFLs, seven passes defensed, 2.0 sacks and one fumble recovery
  • Edwards' 159 tackles were tied for the sixth-most in the NFL last season and stand as the second-most recorded in a single season in Eagles franchise history, trailing Bryon Evans' 175 total tackles recorded in 1992

2021 SEASON (Eagles):

  • Appeared in 16 games (14 starts), logging 125 tackles (62 solo) while adding one interception, five passes defensed, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery

2020 SEASON (Eagles):

  • Started in all 12 appearances on the season, logging 64 tackles (34 solo) with one interception, one pass defensed, two quarterback hurries and five tackles for loss

2019 SEASON (Eagles):

  • Appeared in all 16 games (4 starts) and logged 22 tackles (11 solo)

POSTSEASON:

  • Edwards made three postseason starts for the Eagles this year, tallying 13 tackles and a pass defensed. In Super Bowl LVII alone, he had six tackles (5 solo) and one pass defensed versus Kansas City
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