George Edwards (American football)
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| George Edwards | |
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| Date of birth | January 16, 1967 |
| Place of birth | Siler City, North Carolina |
| Position(s) | Linebackers Coach |
| College | Duke |
| Honors | Honorable mention All-ACC (1989) |
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| 1986-89 | Duke |
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1991 1992-1995 1996 1997 1998-2001 2002 2003 2004 2005-present |
Florida Assistant Appalachian State Assistant Duke Assistant Georgia Defensive Line Dallas Cowboys Linebackers Washington Redskins Asst. Def. Coordinator / Linebackers Defensive Coordinator Cleveland Browns Linebackers Miami Dolphins Linebackers |
George Edwards (born January 16, 1967 in Siler City, North Carolina) is an American football linebackers coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He has over 15 years of collegiate and professional coaching experience.
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[edit] Playing career
A four-year letterman at Duke, Edwards was a two-year special teams captain and an honorable mention All-ACC selection at linebacker in 1989.
[edit] Collegiate coaching career
Edwards' first coaching job came at Florida, where he was an assistant in 1991. He also held assistant jobs at Appalachian State (1992-1995), Duke (1996) and Georgia (1997).
At Georgia in 1997, Edwards tutored Richard Seymour and Marcus Stroud, who were both selected in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft.
[edit] Professional coaching career
[edit] Dallas Cowboys
Edwards held the position of linebackers coach for the Dallas Cowboys from 1998 to 2001. Linebacker Dexter Coakley was selected to two Pro Bowls under Edwards tutelage and led the team in tackles all four seasons in that span.
[edit] Washington Redskins
In 2002, Edwards moved on to the Washington Redskins under the title of Assistant Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers coach. That season linebacker LaVar Arrington had his most productive career year, recording 107 tackles and 11 quarterback sacks to earn a Pro Bowl selection. Each of the team's three starting linebackers - Arrington, Jessie Armstead and Jeremiah Trotter - surpassed 100 tackles that season.
The following season, Edwards was promoted to the role of defensive coordinator. The team had two Pro Bowlers on defense that season - Arrington and cornerback Champ Bailey.
[edit] Cleveland Browns
Edwards served as linebackers coach for the Cleveland Browns for one season in 2004.
[edit] Miami Dolphins
After his stint in Cleveland, Edwards became linebackers coach of the Miami Dolphins under first-year head coach Nick Saban. He has served in that capacity for three seasons and was one of only two members of the coaching staff retained after Cam Cameron was fired after the 2007 season.
