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• Professional football defensive end Ray Edwards plays in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings. On November 21, 2008, Edwards was fined $25,000 by the league after two illegal hits during the week 11 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.ProFootballTalk.com: Edwards Fined $25,000

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: January 1, 1985
  2. Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio
  3. Height: 6'5"
  4. Weight: 268 lbs
  5. Position: Defensive end
  6. College: Purdue University
  7. Joined with LensCrafters to help the "Give The Gift of Sight Program"

• Football Career

  Edwards began his career playing college football with the Purdue Boilermakers Football in 2003. He finished his college career ranking seventh for all-time sacks for the Boilermakers and was on the watch list for the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award in 2004 and 2005.Official Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Ray Edwards

  He was selected 127th overall in the 2006 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Edwards made his professional debut that same year, playing in 15 games and recording 10 tackles. In 2007, Edwards was limited to only 12 games and 30 tackles, after he was suspended for four games in December in violation of the league's substance abuse policy. He returned as a starter for the Vikings in 2008, starting each game through the first half of the season.Official Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Ray Edwards

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