Bernard Edwards (American football)

Bernard Edwards (born February 24, 1969) is an American former professional football player who played eight seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Miami Hooters/Florida Bobcats and Tampa Bay Storm. He was a wide receiver and quarterback at Fort Myers High School in Fort Myers, Florida. He played college football at Ohio State University, and was the team's leading receiver his senior year in 1991. Edwards signed with the Phoenix Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) in 1992 after going undrafted, but was released before the start of the season. He then played in the AFL from 1994 to 2001, spending his first two seasons as an offensive specialist before converting to wide receiver/linebacker. In 1994, he set a since-broken AFL record for receiving touchdowns in a game with six. He was named first-team All-Arena in 1995 while playing for the Miami Hooters. In October 1999, Edwards was ranked 39th on The News-Press's Southwest Florida all-sports all-millennium team. He was later the head coach of the Fort Myers Tarpons of the National Indoor Football League in 2007.