RON EDWARDS #95

Position	Defensive Tackle
Height	6-3
Weight	315
Years Experience	9
Birthdate	7/12/1979
Hometown	Columbus, OH
College	Texas A&M
Current status	Active
Games Started	55
Games Played	96

Pro Career

Veteran defensive tackle enters his fourth campaign with Kansas City … Has played in 48 consecutive games for the Chiefs, including 31 starts … Joined the club as an unrestricted free agent from Buffalo in 2006 … Expected to serve as a nose tackle in Kansas City’s new 3-4 defensive alignment, a system he has previously excelled in … A powerful performer who frequently draws double teams … Works under defensive line coach Tim Krumrie, who served as his position coach for three seasons in Buffalo … Recorded a career-high 4.0 sacks in 2004 … Has played in 96 regular season games (55 starts) ... Has recorded 172 tackles (119 solo), 13.5 sacks (-13.5 yards), 40 QB pressures, two fumble recoveries with one TD, as well as four forced fumbles … Has started one postseason contest.

Transactions: Signed with Kansas City (3/16/07) ... Signed with Kansas City as an unrestricted free agent from Buffalo (3/30/06) ... Signed with Buffalo (7/1/04) ... Signed a one-year restricted free agent contract with Buffalo (4/28/04) ... Signed with Buffalo (6/1/01) ... Originally entered the NFL as the first of Buffalo’s two third-round picks (76th overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft.

2008

Kansas City (2006-08): Has played in 48 games (31 starts) for Kansas City, producing 58 tackles (47 solo), 6.5 sacks (-31.5 yards), a fumble recovery and 17 QB pressures … Has also started one postseason contest with the Chiefs.

2008: Played in all 16 games at defensive tackle … Had 10 tackles (seven solo), a sack (-7.0 yards) and five QB pressures … Recorded two tackles and a QB pressure at the N.Y. Jets (10/26) ... Produced two tackles, a sack of Philip Rivers and one QB pressure at San Diego (11/9) ... Collected two tackles vs. New Orleans (11/16) ... Registered one QB pressure vs. Buffalo (11/23) ... Saw duty as a reserve DT at Oakland (11/30) and at Denver (12/7) ... Had a tackle and two QB pressures vs. San Diego (12/14) ... Had two tackles at Cincinnati (12/28).

2007

Played in 16 games with 15 starts at left defensive tackle … Tallied 23 tackles (21 solo), including one for loss, 3.0 sacks (-13.0 yards), a fumble recovery and five QB pressures … Posted three tackles apiece at Houston (9/9) and vs. Minnesota (9/23) ... Produced two tackles and a sack of David Garrard vs. Jacksonville (10/7) ... Amassed two tackles, a sack of Carson Palmer and recovered a Palmer fumble vs. Cincinnati (10/14) ... Produced a sack of Peyton Manning at Indianapolis (11/18) ... Amassed three tackles at Detroit (12/23).

2006

Started 16 games at left defensive tackle … Registered 25 tackles (19 solo), 2.5 sacks (-11.5 yards) and seven QB pressures … Collected two tackles, a sack of Matt Leinart and a QB pressure at Arizona (10/8) ... Recorded half of a sack of Philip Rivers vs. San Diego (10/22) ... Amassed two tackles, a sack of Andrew Walter and one QB pressure vs. Oakland (11/19) ... Recorded one tackle and three QB pressures at Cleveland (12/3) ... Produced four tackles vs. Baltimore (12/10) ... Started in an AFC Wild Card Game at Indianapolis (1/6/07).

2005

Buffalo (2001-05): Played in 48 games (24 starts) in five seasons with Buffalo … Recorded 114 tackles (72 solo), 7.0 sacks (-42.0 yards), four forced fumbles, a fumble recovery for a TD and 23 QB pressures.

2005: Started four games and was inactive for one game with a right shoulder injury … Recorded nine tackles (five solo) ... Had two tackles vs. Houston (9/11) ... Posted five tackles at Tampa Bay (9/18) ... Suffered a right shoulder injury at New Orleans (10/2) and was inactive vs. Miami (10/9) with that injury … Was placed on injured reserve on October 12th.

2004

Played in 16 games (one start) ... Produced 15 tackles (13 solo) and a career-high 4.0 sacks (-24.0 yards) ... Registered a sack of Byron Leftwich vs. Jacksonville (9/12) ... Totaled six tackles and a career-high 2.0 sacks of Jay Fiedler vs. Miami (10/17) ... Posted three tackles and a sack of Josh McCown vs. Arizona (10/31).

2003

Saw action in five games and was inactive for four games with a left shoulder injury … Tallied seven tackles (six solo), half of a sack (-3.0 yards), two QB pressures and a forced fumble … Had half of a sack of Mark Brunell at Jacksonville (9/14) ... Forced a RB Brandon Bennett fumble vs. Cincinnati (10/5) before suffering a left shoulder injury … Was inactive for the next four games with that injury and was placed on injured reserve on November 12th.

2002

Started all 16 games at left defensive tackle … Registered 68 tackles (40 solo), 2.5 sacks (-15.0 yards), 20 QB pressures and three forced fumbles … Also scored a TD on a fumble recovery … Tallied his first career NFL sack of Vinny Testaverde vs. the N.Y. Jets (9/8) ... Recovered a QB Daunte Culpepper fumble in the end zone for a TD at Minnesota (9/15) ... Produced a career-high 10 tackles vs. Chicago (9/29) ... Had a career-best six QB pressures vs. Oakland (10/6) ... Forced a QB Ray Lucas fumble at Miami (10/20) ... Registered seven tackles at the N.Y. Jets (11/24) ... Had half of a sack of Lucas and forced a fumble on the play vs. Miami (12/1) ... Collected seven tackles and two QB pressures at Green Bay (12/22) ... Recorded four tackles and a sack and strip of Jon Kitna vs. Cincinnati (12/29).

2001

Played in seven games (three starts), totaling 15 tackles (eight solo) and a QB pressure … Was inactive for nine games … Played in his first NFL game and had two tackles vs. Pittsburgh (9/30) ... Started his first NFL game at right defensive tackle in place of an injured DT Pat Williams vs. New England (12/16), finishing with four tackles … Registered five tackles and one QB pressure at Atlanta (12/23) ... Suffered a neck injury at the N.Y. Jets (12/30) and was inactive with that injury at Miami (1/6/02).

College Bio

Started 35 consecutive regular season games at nose tackle for Texas A&M … Concluded his collegiate career with 121 tackles (53 solo), 10.0 sacks and 23.0 stops for loss … Started every game at nose tackle as a senior in 2000, recording 33 tackles (15 solo) ... Was named the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Lineman … Started every game his junior season in ‘99 … Earned second-team All-Big 12 Conference honors in ‘98 as a sophomore after moving into the starting lineup at nose guard … Majored in Recreation and Parks at Texas A&M.

Personal Bio

• A Super Prep All-America selection at Klein Forest High School in Houston, Texas.

• Also lettered in track, earning Most Valuable Track and Field Athlete.

• Won the state Class 5A Championship in the shot put and finished third in the discus as a senior.

• Full name: Ronald H. Edwards.

• Married, wife Angelle with a son Ron, Jr. (2).