Eddie Drummond
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| Eddie Drummond | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 12, 1980 (age 26) |
| Place of birth |  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver & Kick returner |
| College | Penn State |
| Pro Bowls | 2004 (Did not play) |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 2002-present | Detroit Lions |
Edward Lamar Drummond (born April 12, 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a professional American football player for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. Although officially a wide receiver, he is best known as a kick returner.
[edit] NFL
Drummond went undrafted during the 2002 NFL Draft, but was signed as an undrafted free agent when the Lions' two starting kick returners, Az-Zahir Hakim and Desmond Howard, became injured. Drummond had an outstanding rookie season, averaging 26.0 yards per kick return, ranking him third in the NFC and fifth in the NFL, and returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals.
During the Lions' opening game of the 2003 season, Drummond returned another punt 57 yards for a touchdown, also against the Arizona Cardinals, but became injured later in the season and missed a total of 10 games.
During the 2004 season, Drummond returned two kickoffs for touchdowns of 99 and 92 yards, and returned two punts for touchdowns in the same game, against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Drummond became injured later in the season and was placed on injured reserve. Drummond was voted into the NFL Pro Bowl in 2004, although his injury prevented him from playing.
[edit] College
Although recruited by Joe Paterno as a running back, Drummond spend his time at Penn State switching between tailback and wide receiver. He finished his collegiate career with 71 receptions for 1,132 yards and five touchdowns and rushed the ball 40 times for 272 yards and one touchdown. He caught the attention of pro scouts when he finished the 2001 Blue-Gray Football Classic as the second leading rusher with 26 yards rushing on eight carries.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in meteorology from Penn State in 2006.
[edit] External links
- "The Time Has Arrived" detroitlions.com, September 7, 2006
