Braylon Edwards

Braylon Edwards: Biography in Details

Who is Braylon Edwards?

Braylon Edwards is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) who has played college football for the University of Michigan.

Braylon Edwards has the first receiver in Big Ten Conference history to record three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and only the third to do so in NCAA Division I-A.

Braylon Edwards: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

He was born on  February 21, 1983, as Braylon Jamel Edwards in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

His father is Stanley Edwards and his mother is Malesa Plater.

From his childhood, he was interested in playing football, so he used to play football at college in his early days.

His ethnicity is All-American.

Braylon Edwards was educated at Bishop Gallagher High School. After that, he attended his university at the University of Michigan.

Braylon Edwards: Early Life Profession and Career

In 2005, NFL, Braylon Edwards was selected in the first round (3rd overall) Draft by the Cleveland Browns.

Braylon Edwards started his career in the rookie season as Cleveland’s third wide receiver, a hold-out caused him to miss the beginning of training camp.

On September 11, he made his NFL debut versus the Cincinnati Bengals, and on September 18, caught his first NFL touchdown at the Green Bay Packers.

In 2007, Edwards had a breakout season and made his first Pro Bowl, becoming the first Browns receiver to make the Pro Bowl since Webster Slaughter in 1989.

Furthermore, Braylon Edwards was traded to the New York Jets on October 7, for wide receiver Chansi Stuckey, linebacker Jason Trusnik and a third and fifth-round draft pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Moreover, Braylon Edwards signed a one-year contract on August 4, 2011, worth $1 million with the San Francisco 49ers.

The contract has increased to $3.5 million. He signed a one-year deal on July 31, 2012, with the Seattle Seahawks.

On December 11, 2012, Edwards was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets and signed a one-year deal with the Jets for the 2013 season on July 25, 2013.

In the summer of 2017, Braylon Edwards started working for the Big 10 Television Network.

Achievement and Awards

During his college football, Braylon Edwards earned unanimous All-American honors.

Braylon Edwards became the first receiver in Big Ten Conference history to record three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.

And he is only the third to do so in NCAA Division I-A.

Braylon Edwards: Controversy and Rumor

Edwards was arrested on September 21, 2010, on a drunken driving charge in New York early in the morning.

Police smelled alcohol on Edwards who blew 0.16—twice the legal limit and was arrested on a DUI charge.

From 2002 to 2010, Braylon Edwards has often been in trouble with the law as he has been pulled over seven times for speeding violations.

Braylon Edwards: Salary and Net Worth

Braylon Edwards earns a huge amount of money but has been keeping it secret from the media.

His estimated net worth is about $12 million as of 2023.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Braylon Edwards has an average body with black hair and a black eye.

Besides that, he is 6 feet 3 inches tall with a body mass of 97kg.

Social Media

Braylon Edwards is active on Twitter with more than 243k followers, Instagram with more than 16.8k followers, rather than Facebook.

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