Mike Edwards

ACQUIRED BY BUCS:

Selected in the third round (99th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Buccaneers.

ACQUIRED BY BUCS:

Selected in the third round (99th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Buccaneers.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES:

NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2, 2021).

Super Bowl LV Champion.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Has played in 45 games, with 11 starts, totaling 99 tackles (four for loss), 18 passes defensed, five interceptions (returned 113 yards, two touchdowns), three fumble recoveries (returned 31 yards) one sack and one forced fumble. Also has two special teams tackles.

Played in six postseason games, with two starts, recording 22 tackles, four passes defensed, two interceptions and one special teams tackle.

Against Atlanta (9/19/21), recorded two interceptions returned for touchdowns, becoming just the third player in team history to return multiple interceptions for a touchdown in a single game, joining Rondé Barber (10/22/06 vs. Philadelphia) and Dwight Smith (Super Bowl XXXVII vs. Oakland).

Tampa Bay's 2020 defense led the league in rushing yards allowed per game (80.6) and yards allowed per rush (3.60), while ranking sixth in yards allowed per play (5.12), sixth in yards allowed per game (327.1), ranking tied for second in tackles for loss (91), tied for fourth in sacks (48.0) and tied for fifth in takeaways (25). x Recorded first career interception at Denver (9/27/20).

Recovered first career fumble vs. Indianapolis (12/8/19). x Notched first career sack vs. New Orleans (11/17/91).

Registered first career start at Carolina (9/12/19).

Made NFL debut vs. San Francisco (9/8/19), recording a pass defensed.

2021 HIGHLIGHTS:

Led the team with three interceptions.

Tied for the league lead in interceptions returned for a touchdown (also Rasul Douglas, Trevon Diggs), the most by a Buccaneers player since 2014 (Danny Lansanah).

Contributed to a Buccaneers defense that allowed the fifth-fewest points per game (20.8) and seventh-fewest yards per play (5.20) while ranking third in the NFL in rush defense (92.5 yards per game), allowing the fourth-fewest yards per pass play (5.97), recording the seventh-most sacks (47.0) and tying for the fifth-most takeaways (29).

Recorded four tackles in season opener against Dallas (9/9).

Against Atlanta (9/19/21), recorded two interceptions returned for touchdowns, becoming just the third player in team history to return multiple interceptions for a touchdown in a single game, joining Rondé Barber (10/22/06 vs. Philadelphia) and Dwight Smith (Super Bowl XXXVII vs. Oakland). x Both of Edwards' interceptions returned for touchdowns came in the fourth MIKE EDWARDS SAFETY HT: 5-10 WT: 205 DOB: 5/18/96 NFL: 4TH YEAR ACQ: D3B,, 2019 COLLEGE: KENTUCKY #34 VETERANS | 125 quarter, marking only the 10th time in NFL history that a player has registered multiple interceptions returned for a touchdown in a single quarter.

Edwards is the first player since 1992 with two interceptions returned for touchdowns in the fourth quarter of a single game (Robert Massey, 10/4/92 vs. Washington.

Edwards is the first player in the NFL to record multiple interceptions returned for a touchdown in the same game since 2012 (Tennessee LB Zach Brown vs. Jacksonville, 12/30/12). There are only 31 instances in NFL history of a player recording multiple pick-sixes in the same game, including postseason.

Notched three tackles at L.A. Rams (9/26).

At New England (10/3), registered two tackles.

Started against Miami, registering six tackles.

Started at Philadelphia (10/14), notching four tackles. Part of a defense that limited the Eagles to 213 total yards, including just 113 passing yards.

Against Chicago (10/24), helped limit the Bears to 168 net passing yards.

In Weeks 6-7, Tampa Bay held opponents under 175 net passing yards, the first time doing so since 2018.

Notched two tackles at New Orleans (10/31).

At Washington (11/14), registered five tackles and a pass defensed.

Registered an interception against N.Y. Giants (11/22), picking off a pass from Giants QB Daniel Jones that was deflected by Buccaneers LB Devin White. Also had two tackles (one for loss).

 Part of a defense that limited the Giants to 215 total yards, including 149 yards passing.

Tallied two tackles, two passes defensed and his first career forced fumble at Indianapolis (11/28), with teammate Lavonte David recovering the fumble to help set up a Buccaneers touchdown drive. Also recorded a tackle on kickoff coverage.

Notched seven tackles at Carolina (12/26). Edwards was part of a defense that held Carolina to six points and 4.1 yards per play en route to helping Tampa Bay clinch the team's first NFC South division title since 2007.

Recorded one tackle at N.Y. Jets (1/2/22).

Against Carolina (1/9/22), registered three tackles.

In the Super Wild Card Round against Philadelphia (1/16/22), recorded nine tackles (one for loss) and intercepted a pass in the end zone.

Tallied one tackle and one special teams tackle in Divisional Round against Los Angeles Rams (1/23/22). MULTIPLE INTERCEPTIONS RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWN (SINGLE GAME - TEAM HISTORY) Name Date-Opponent INT-TD S Mike Edwards 9/19/21 vs. Atlanta 2 CB Ronde Barber 10/22/06 vs. Philadelphia 2 CB Dwight Smith Super Bowl XXXVII vs. Oakland 2 126 | VETERANS EDWARDS' CAREER STATISTICS ST Tackles INT Fumbles Tackles Year Team GP GS T S A Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds T S A 2019 Tampa Bay 15 7 45 33 12 1.0 9.0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 -1 0 0 0 2020 Tampa Bay 16 0 9 5 4 0.0 0.0 2 67 37 0 5 0 1 31 2 1 1 2021 Tampa Bay 14 4 45 33 12 0.0 0.0 3 46 31t 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 NFL Totals 45 11 99 71 28 1.0 9.0 5 67 37 0 18 1 3 30 3 2 1 Playoffs ST Tackles INT Fumbles Tackles Year Team GP GS T S A Sk Yds No Yds Lg TD PD FF FR Yds T S A 2020 Tampa Bay 4 1 12 8 4 0.0 0.0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 Tampa Bay 2 1 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 Postseason 6 2 22 18 4 0.0 0.0 2 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Tackles: 6, four times, last vs. Miami, 10/10/21 Interceptions: 2, vs. Atlanta, 9/19/21 Interception TD: 2, vs. Atlanta, 9/19/21 Passes Defensed: 3, vs. Atlanta, 9/19/21 Fumble Recovery: 1, three times, last vs. New Orleans, 11/8/20 ADDITIONAL STATS ST Fumbles-Lost: 1-1 – 1-1 in 2020

COLLEGE:

Did not miss a game in his collegiate career, playing in 51 career games at Kentucky (2014-18), starting the final 44. He totaled 318 tackles (20.5 for loss), 23 passes defensed, 10 interceptions, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. 

Finished his career ranked second in school history in tackles by a defensive back, while his 10 career interceptions ranked fourth in school history.

Named second-team All-SEC by the Associated Press as a senior (2018), while recording 82 tackles (nine for loss), six passes defensed and two interceptions. Was a member of the Thorpe Award Watch List and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List.

As a junior (2017), recorded 97 tackles (four for loss), seven passes defensed and one sack, earning All-SEC distinction from Phil Steele.

In 2016, as a sophomore, Edwards registered 100 tackles (5.5 for loss), eight passes defensed, three interceptions and a half sack, garnering second-team All-SEC honors from AP and third-team honors from both Athlon and Phil Steele.

Notched 29 tackles (two for loss), two passes defensed, one forced fumble and one interception as a redshirt freshman (2015).

Redshirted in 2014.

PERSONAL/COMMUNITY:

Attended Winton Woods High School (Cincinnati), where he was named firstteam Division II All-Ohio.

Son of Terri and Mike Edwards Jr.

 In 2020, supported the American Cancer Society and RISE as part of the NFL's My Cause, My Cleats initiative.

In June 2019, rookies participated in Tampa's Police Department Citizen's Academy and visited MacDill's Air Force Base.