Ben Edwards (American football)
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | April 11, 1992 Newport News, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | York (Yorktown, Virginia) | ||||||||
| College | Richmond (2010–2013) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2014: undrafted | ||||||||
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Ben Edwards (born April 11, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played football and basketball at York High School in Yorktown, Virginia. He played college football for the Richmond Spiders for four years. Edwards earned first-team All-CAA honors in 2012 after leading the CAA in receptions with 80. He was also named first-team All-CAA his senior year in 2013. After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft, Edwards remained unsigned until being signed by the Giants in May 2015. He played in two games for the Giants in 2015, catching one pass for nine yards. He spent the entire 2016 season on injured reserve and became a free agent afterwards.