- Eddie Drummond
Infobox NFLactive
name=Eddie Drummond
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currentteam=Free Agent
currentnumber=--
currentpositionplain=Wide receiver /Return specialist
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|4|12
birthplace=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
heightft=5
heightin=9
weight=190
debutyear=2002
debutteam=Detroit Lions
college=Penn State
undraftedyear=2002
pastteams=
*Detroit Lions (2002-2006)
*Kansas City Chiefs (2007)
*Pittsburgh Steelers (2008)*:*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
status=
highlights=
*Pro Bowl selection (2004)
nfl=DRU359398Edward Matthew Drummond (born
April 12 ,1980 in city-state|Pittsburgh|Pennsylvania) is anAmerican football wide receiver andreturn specialist who is currently afree agent in theNational Football League . He was signed by theDetroit Lions as anundrafted free agent in 2002. He playedcollege football at Penn State.A
Pro Bowl selection with the Lions in 2004, Drummond has also been a member of theKansas City Chiefs and thePittsburgh Steelers .Early years
Drummond attended the Linsly School in
Wheeling, West Virginia and was aletterman in football and track.College career
Although recruited by
Joe Paterno as arunning back , Drummond would spend his time at Penn State switching betweentailback andwide receiver . He finished his collegiate career with 71 receptions for 1,132 yards and fivetouchdown s and rushed the ball 40 times for 272 yards and one touchdown. He caught the attention of pro scouts when he finished the 2001Blue-Gray Football Classic as the second leading rusher with 26 yards rushing on eight carries.He earned a
Bachelor of Science inmeteorology from Penn State in 2006.Professional career
Detroit Lions
Drummond went undrafted during the 2002
NFL Draft , but was signed as anundrafted free agent when the Lions' two startingkick returner s,Az-Zahir Hakim andDesmond Howard , became injured. Drummond had an outstandingrookie 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 theArizona 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 oninjured reserve . Drummond was voted into the NFL Pro Bowl in 2004 after returning 2 kicks and 2 punts for touchdowns, although his injury prevented him from playing.On August 23, 2007, the Lions released Drummond. [cite news |title= Lions Release WR/KR Eddie Drummond
url= http://www.detroitlions.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=459772|publisher= DetroitLions.com|date= 2007-08-23|accessdate=2008-08-01]Kansas City Chiefs
Drummond played in 12 games for the
Kansas City Chiefs throughout the 2007 season. [cite url|title= Career stats|url= http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=DRU359398|work= Eddie Drummond|publisher= NFL.com|accessdate=2008-08-01]Pittsburgh Steelers
On
July 31 ,2008 , Drummond was signed by thePittsburgh Steelers . [cite news |author= Associated Press|authorlink= Associated Press|title= Steelers sign veteran kick returner Drummond|url= http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-steelers-drummond&prov=ap&type=lgns|work= NFL|publisher=Yahoo! Sports |date= 2008-07-31|accessdate=2008-08-01] [cite news |first= Scott|last= Brown|title= Steelers sign Pittsburgh native Drummond|url= http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_580436.html?source=rss&feed=1|publisher= "Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "|date= 2008-07-31|accessdate=2008-08-01] A Steelers fan while growing up, Drummond stated his desire to end his career in Pittsburgh. [cite news |first= Ed|last= Bouchette|title= Steelers Notebook: Drummond joins team, gets shot as return man|url= http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08214/901122-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml|publisher= "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "|date= 2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-08-01] However, he was released on August 30 during final cuts.References
External links
* [http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=27&season=7 Detroit Lions bio]
* [http://news.steelers.com/team/player/92391 Pittsburgh Steelers bio]
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