18 EDDIE DRUMMOND

PRO: Signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on July 31, 2008…spent the 2007 season with the Kansas City Chiefs after signing with them on August 26, 2007…was released by the Detroit Lions on August 23, 2007 after spending his first five seasons with the team…is one of the most electrifying return men in the game…recorded one of the best campaigns in NFL history in 2004 when he registered four combined kick return scores to earn a Pro Bowl invite…missed the final five weeks that season with a shoulder injury…owns six combined kick return touchdowns since 2002…is one of only 10 players in NFL history to score four kick return touchdowns in a single season…totaled 6,084 combined return yards during his first five seasons, the seventh-highest total in NFL history…is one of only seven players in NFL annals to accumulate 1,000 punt return yards and 5,000 kickoff return yards in their first five seasons…almost single-handedly led the Lions to two consecutive wins in 2004 when he became the first player in NFL history to score three consecutive touchdowns for his team via punt and kickoff returns…originally signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 20002.

2007 (12-0): Played in 12 games as the Chiefs primary return man…was inactive four times…returned 37 kickoffs for 785 yards (21.2 avg.) and 32 punts for 222 yards (6.9 avg.)…also had one carry for a three-yard loss and six special teams tackles…ranked 10^th in the AFC with a 6.9-yard punt return average…9/9 at Houston: Returned three kickoffs for 79 yards and three punts for 19 yards…recorded one special teams tackle…9/16 at Chicago: Returned five kickoffs for 96 yards and two punts for 22 yards…9/23 vs. Minnesota: Took back two kickoffs for 55 yards and two punts for 18 yards…recorded one carry for a three-yard loss…made one special teams tackle…9/30 at San Diego: Returned three kickoffs for 50 yards…had one special teams tackle…10/7 vs. Jacksonville: Took back three kickoffs for 54 yards...10/14 vs. Cincinnati: Returned two kickoffs for 45 yards and four punts for 37 yards…made two special teams tackles…10/21 at Oakland: Took back a career-high seven punts for 52 yards…11/4 vs. Green Bay: Produced six kickoff returns for 126 yards and two punt returns for 14 yards…11/11 vs. Denver: Returned four kickoffs for 73 yards and four punts for 14 yards...11/18 at Indianapolis: Was inactive…11/25 vs. Oakland: Was inactive…12/2 vs. San Diego: Was inactive…12/9 at Denver: Was inactive…12/16 vs. Tennessee: Returned two kickoffs for 39 yards and two punts for six yards…12/23 at Detroit: Took back five kickoffs for 97 yards and one punt for four yards…12/30 at New York Jets: Recorded three kickoff returns for 71 yards and five punt returns for 36 yards…made one special teams stop.

2006 (14-0): Played 14 games and was inactive for two contests…returned a career-high 28 punts for 296 yards (10.6 avg.) and a personnel best 62 kickoffs for 1,349 yards (21.8 avg.)…added two receptions for 10 yards (5.0 avg.), one carry for seven yards and seven special teams tackles…his 10.6-yard punt return average ranked second in the NFC and tied for seventh in the NFL…9/10 vs. Seattle: Returned three punts for 10 yards (3.3 avg.)…also returned two kickoffs for 38 yards (19.0 avg.)…caught one pass for two yards…9/17 at Chicago: Returned four kickoffs for 66 yards (16.5 avg.) and one punt for five yards…caught one pass for eight yards…9/24 vs. Green Bay: Had five kickoff returns for 117 yards…10/1 at St. Louis: Recorded a season-high six kickoff returns for 210 yards…his 210 kickoff return yards were the fifth-highest single-game total in Lions history…10/8 at Minnesota: Returned two punts for 41 yards (20.5 avg.) with a long of 29…returned five kickoffs for 102 yards (20.4 avg.)...10/15 vs. Buffalo: Returned one punt for 16 yards and three kickoffs for 55 yards (18.3 avg.)…10/22 at New York Jets: Returned five kickoffs for 103 yards (20.6 avg.)…11/5 vs. Atlanta: Returned three kickoffs for 64 yards (21.3 avg.)…returned two punts for 30 yards (15.0 avg.)…11/12 vs. San Francisco: Had six kickoff returns for 146 yards...11/19 at Arizona: Returned one kickoff for 18 yards and one punt for five yards…11/23 vs. Miami: Was inactive with a mild head trauma...12/10 vs. Minnesota: Returned four punts for 51 yards...12/17 at Green Bay: Returned four punts for 22 yards and four kickoffs for 68 yards (17.0 avg.)...12/24 vs. Chicago: Was inactive with a hip injury…12/31 at Dallas: Returned six kickoffs for 121 yards to join Mel Gray as only the second player in Lions history to register 5,000 career kickoff return yards.

2005 (12-0): Appeared in 12 games and was inactive for four games…returned 26 punts for 157 yards (6.0 avg.) and 49 kickoffs for 1,077 yards (22.0 avg.)…9/11 vs. Green Bay: Returned six punts for 12 yards and two kickoffs for 29 yards (14.5 avg.)…9/18 at Chicago: Returned six kickoffs for 159 yards…10/2 at Tampa Bay: Returned three punts for 17 yards (5.7 avg.) and two punts for 26 yards (13.0 avg.)…10/9 vs. Baltimore: Returned one kickoff for 15 yards…10/16 vs. Carolina: Was inactive with knee injury…10/23 at Cleveland: Was inactive…10/30 vs. Chicago: Returned five kickoffs for 96 yards (19.3 avg.)…11/6 at Minnesota: Had six kickoff returns for 122 yards...11/13 vs. Arizona: Returned four kickoffs for 106 yards (26.5 avg.) and one punt for 13 yards…11/20 at Dallas: Returned four kickoffs for 79 yards (19.8 avg.)…11/24 vs. Atlanta: Returned five kickoffs for 101 yards (20.2 avg.)…12/4 vs. Minnesota: Returned three punts for 69 yards (23.0 avg.)…returned three kickoffs for 68 yards (22.7 avg.)…12/11 at Green Bay: Was inactive with a knee injury…12/18 vs. Cincinnati: Was inactive…12/24 at New Orleans: Took back five kickoffs for 150 yards (30.0 avg.)…1/1 at Pittsburgh: Returned six kicks for 126 yards (21.0 avg.).

   2004 (11-1): Saw action in 11 games (one start) and was inactive for three contests…returned 24 punts for 316 yards (13.2 avg.) with two TDs and 41 kickoffs for 1,092 yards (26.6 avg.) with two TDs…caught one pass for nine yards and recorded three special teams tackles along with recovering a fumble on special teams…named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September when he returned 14 kickoffs for 432 yards (30.2 avg.) with a TD and three punts for 11 yards (3.7 avg.)…was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November when he returned 12 kickoffs for 328 yards (27.3 avg.) with a TD and 15 punts for 232 yards (15.5 avg.) with two TDs…earned his first Pro Bowl invite as a kick returner…named All-Pro by the Associated Press and the Lions Yale Lary Special Teams MVP…led the NFL with a 13.2-yard punt return average while ranking second in the league with a 26.6-yard kickoff return average…joined former Chiefs WR Dante Hall as the only two players in NFL history to score a pair of touchdowns on both punt returns and kickoff returns in a single season…9/12 at Chicago: Returned three kickoffs for 74 yards (24.7 avg.)…9/19 vs. Houston: Took back four kickoffs for 157 yards, including one for a career-long 99-yard TD…9/26 vs. Philadelphia: Had seven kickoff returns for 192 yards (27.4 avg.)…10/10 at Atlanta: Recovered CB Allen Rossum’s muffed punt return…returned two kickoffs for 34 yards (17.0 avg.)…10/17 vs. Green Bay: Returned two punts for 48 yards (24.0 avg.) and six kickoffs for 182 yards (30.3 avg.) with a long of 58 yards…10/24 at New York Giants: Returned two kickoffs for 39 yards (19.5 avg.)…10/31 at Dallas: Returned one punt for 25 yards and five kickoffs for 84 yards (16.8 avg.)…11/7 vs. Washington: Returned five punts for 21 yards (4.2 avg.) and three kickoffs for 57 yards (19.0 avg.) with a long of 39 yards…11/14 at Jacksonville: Returned six punts for 199 yards with two TDs to earn NFC Special Teams Player of the Week accolades…scored on a 55-yard return and added 83-yard return for a TD with 46 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime…11/21 at Minnesota: Returned the opening kickoff 92 yards for a TD to become the first player in NFL history to score three consecutive TDs for his team via punt and kickoff returns…added a nine-yard rush in his first NFL start…11/25 vs. Indianapolis: Returned three kickoffs for 57 yards (19.0 avg.) with a long of 29 yards…suffered a shoulder injury that knocked him out of the game…12/5 vs. Arizona: Was inactive…12/12 at Green Bay: Was inactive…12/19 vs. Minnesota: Was inactive…12/22: Placed on the Reserve/Injured List.

    2003 (6-0): Saw action in six games as the team’s primary punt and kickoff return man…returned 12 punts for 151 yards (12.6 avg.) with one touchdown…returned 21 kickoffs for 469 yards (22.3 avg.)…ran once for one yard…made six special teams tackles…9/7 vs. Arizona: Returned three punts for 77 yards (25.7 avg.) including a 57-yard touchdown return…also returned five kickoffs for 119 yards (23.8 avg.)…9/14 at Green Bay: Returned five kickoffs for 115 yards (23.0 avg.) and two punts for eight yards…9/21 vs. Minnesota: Returned one punt for 26 yards and four kickoffs for 89 yards (22.3 avg.) with a long of 32 yards…9/28 at Denver: Was inactive…10/5 at San Francisco: Was inactive…10/19 vs. Dallas: Was inactive…10/26 at Chicago: Was inactive…11/2 vs. Oakland: Was inactive…11/9 vs. Chicago: Was inactive…11/16 at Seattle: Was inactive…11/23 at Minnesota: Was inactive…11/27 vs. Green Bay: Returned two kickoffs for 44 yards (22.0 avg.) and one punt for seven yards…12/7 vs. San Diego: Returned five punts for 33 yards (6.6 avg.) and three kickoffs for 54 yards (18.0 avg.)…12/14 at Kansas City: Was inactive…12/21 at Carolina: Was inactive…12/28 vs. St. Louis: Returned two kickoffs for 48 yards (24.0 avg.).

    2002 (9-0): Played in nine games and was inactive for seven games…returned 18 punts for 138 yards (7.7 avg.) with a TD and 40 kickoffs for 1,039 yards (26.0 avg.)…caught two passes for minus three yards and rushed four times for 38 yards (9.5avg.)…had eight special teams tackles...voted the club’s Mel Farr Rookie of the Year…his 26.0 kickoff return average ranked third in the NFC and fifth in the NFL…that average was the fifth-best total in Lions history…9/8 at Miami: Was inactive…9/15 at Carolina: Was inactive…9/22 vs. Green Bay: Took back six kickoffs for 149 yards in his first NFL game…9/29 vs. New Orleans: Was inactive…10/13 at Minnesota: Was inactive…10/20 vs. Chicago: Was inactive…10/27 at Buffalo: Was inactive…11/3 vs. Dallas: Was inactive…11/10 at Green Bay: Returned one kickoff for 32 yards…11/17 vs. New York Jets: Returned six kickoffs for 160 yards (26.7 avg.)…11/24 at Chicago: Returned three punts for 29 yards (9.7 avg.) and two kickoffs for 39 yards (19.5 avg.)…11/28 vs. New England: Returned three kickoffs for 42 yards (14.0 avg.)…12/8 at Arizona: Returned five punts for 100 yards, including a 73-yard TD to go with four kickoff returns for 100 yards…12/15 vs. Tampa Bay: Returned five kickoffs for 197 yards (39.4 avg.)…12/22 at Atlanta: Took back six kickoffs for 178 yards (29.7 avg.)…12/29 vs. Minnesota: Returned a career-high seven kickoffs for 142 yards (20.3 avg.)

COLLEGE: A four-year letterman at Penn State…played his first three seasons at wide receiver, but switched to running back as a senior…totaled 71 receptions for 1,132 yards with five touchdowns and 40 carries for 272 yards with one touchdown…majored in graphic design. 2001: Rushed 33 times for 156 yards (4.7 avg.)…caught six passes for 103 yards (17.2 avg.). 2000: Recorded 29 receptions for 365 yards (12.6 avg.). 1999: Had a career-high 35 catches for 652 yards (18.6 avg.) with five touchdowns. 1998: Played as a reserve wide receiver.

PERSONAL: Accumulated a school-record 5,729 all purpose yards and 3,901 rushing yards at Linsly High School in Wheeling, West Virginia…rushed for 1,105 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior…named the Gatorade and USA Today player of the year in West Virginia…earned Parade All-America honors and first-team all-state accolades…holds school records in track in the 100-meter dash(10.4), 200-meter dash (21.5) and 400-meter dash (48.9)…Full name: Edward Matthew Drummond.