#47 - Robert Edwards, RB Not many players who wore number 47 for the Patriots stuck around for more than a year, Edwards included. The running back was taken 18th overall in 1998 out of Georgia. He had a phenomenal rookie season and looked as if he could be a star in the NFL. He rushed for 1,115 yards and nine touchdowns in his first season; however, he would only rush for another 107 over the course of his career; a career in which he saw playing time in only one other year. In a rookie flag football game during Pro Bowl week, Edwards blew out his knee. He was minutes away from having to have his leg amputated and was told it was possible that he would never walk again. Not only did Edwards walk again, he played football again. He accumulated those 107 yards in 2002 with the Miami Dolphins and last played in 2007 for the Toronto Argonauts, of the Canadian Football League. He rushed for over 1,000 yards twice in the CFL. Imagine if he had not been so seriously injured and what he could have brought a Patriots team that still won three titles in four years. Follow @SamPericolo for the latest on sam-pericolo.weebly.com
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SAMUEL PERICOLOSam is a graduate of Assumption College where he studied History, Marketing, and Political Science and was a Co-Producer on a weekly sports talk television show. Archives
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