20 Facts About Tremaine Edmunds

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Fe'Zahn Tremaine Edmunds was born on May 2,1998 and is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.

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Tremaine Edmunds played college football at Virginia Tech and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

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Tremaine Edmunds played at Virginia Tech from 2015 to 2017 under head coaches Frank Beamer and Justin Fuente.

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Tremaine Edmunds finished his career with 213 tackles, 10 sacks, and 1 interception.

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On January 10,2018, Tremaine Edmunds released a statement through Twitter announcing his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.

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Tremaine Edmunds attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed the majority of drills, but opted to skip the short shuttle, three-cone drill, and vertical jump.

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On March 14,2018, Tremaine Edmunds participated at Virginia Tech's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills.

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Tremaine Edmunds attended pre-draft visits with the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, and San Francisco 49ers.

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Tremaine Edmunds was ranked as the top outside linebacker prospect in the draft by DraftScout.

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Tremaine Edmunds became the second youngest player to be drafted in NFL history at 19 years 11 months 24 days old, only behind Amobi Okoye at 19 years old 10 months 18 days, in 2007.

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Tremaine Edmunds entered training camp slated as the starting middle linebacker after Preston Brown departed in free agency.

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Head coach Sean McDermott named Tremaine Edmunds the starting middle linebacker to begin the regular season.

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Tremaine Edmunds started alongside outside linebackers Matt Milano and Lorenzo Alexander.

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Tremaine Edmunds made his first career sack on Ravens' quarterback Joe Flacco for less than a one-yard loss in the second quarter.

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Tremaine Edmunds recorded his first NFL interception against the New York Jets in week 14, picking off Sam Darnold.

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Tremaine Edmunds was named a team captain at the beginning of the year.

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Tremaine Edmunds was named to the 2020 Pro Bowl, the first Pro Bowl of his career, in replacement of the injured Dont'a Hightower.

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In 15 games, Tremaine Edmunds recorded 119 tackles, two sacks, four tackles for a loss and three passes defended.

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On March 15,2023, Tremaine Edmunds signed a four-year, $72 million contract with the Chicago Bears.

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Tremaine and Terrell Edmunds are the first set of brothers to be drafted in the first round of the same NFL Draft.