Lavar Edwards
Lavar M. Edwards is an American former professional football defensive end. He played college football for the LSU Tigers. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft.
Early life
Edwards attended Desire Street Academy high school. He was ranked among the top 40 prospects in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com. During high school, He was named to the Baton Rouge Advocate's Super Dozen.College career
He accepted a scholarship to play at Louisiana State University for coach Les Miles's LSU Tigers football team from 2009 to 2012. In his last two years, he played defensive end behind Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery.He finished his college career with a total of 96 tackles, 10.5 sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. On January 25, 2013, he was selected to participate in the 2013 Senior Bowl.
Professional career
Tennessee Titans
Edwards was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft, with the intention of playing defensive end in defensive coordinator Jerry Gray's 4-3 defense. As a rookie, he was inactive for nine games, played in 7 contests, while registering 10 tackles, one tackle for loss, one quarterback pressure and a pass defensed.The next year defensive coordinator Ray Horton was hired to change the defense to a 3–4 alignment, so he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a conditional seventh round pick on August 30, 2014.