T.J. Edwards
LB
#53
Experience: 8 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 29
Weight: 228 lbs
College: Wisconsin
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vikings | L 24 - 27 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | @Lions | L 21 - 52 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Cowboys | W 31 - 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | @Raiders | W 25 - 24 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | @Commanders | W 25 - 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Saints | W 26 - 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | @Ravens | L 16 - 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | @Bengals | W 47 - 42 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Giants | W 24 - 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | @Vikings | W 19 - 17 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Steelers | W 31 - 28 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | @Eagles | W 24 - 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | @Packers | L 21 - 28 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | Browns | W 31 - 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | Packers | W 22 - 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | @49ers | L 38 - 42 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | Lions | L 16 - 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 12 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 14 | 64 | 66 | 130 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 17 | 99 | 60 | 159 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 17 | 91 | 64 | 155 | 74 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 17 | 79 | 50 | 129 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 10 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 33 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 105 | 91 | 418 | 322 | 740 | 368 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:Â Enters his eighth season in NFL and fourth with the Bears in 2026...Spent four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles after signing as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Wisconsin in 2019...Has appeared in 105 games, making 91 starts with 719 total tackles (408 solo), 12.0 sacks, 42 tackles for loss, 26 quarterback hits, seven interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) 28 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries.
2025 SEASON (BEARS): Started in 10 regular season games, missing time due to injury...Had 67 tackles (33 solo) two for loss and half a sack along with one interception returned for a touchdown and five passes defended...Returned an interception for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage in the Bears Week 17 matchup…Is the first Bears player to have an interception for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage in a game since at least 1978...Started in the Bears Wild Card Round victory.
2024 SEASON (BEARS):Â Started in all 17 games...Recorded 129 tackles (79 solo), 12 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception...Against the Titans in Week 1, tied a single-game career-high in tackles (15) tying for the most in the NFL in Week 1.
2023 SEASON (BEARS): Started all 17 games...Led the team with 153 tackles (90 solo), 2.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and three interceptions...Finished the 2023 regular season ranked seventh the NFL in total tackles...Logged first sack of season in Week 5 against the Commanders and first forced fumble of the season in Week 6 against the Vikings.)...Reached 250-career solo tackles and 450 total tackles in Week 8...Finished the game with 13 tackles (nine solo), two tackles for loss and one fumble recovery...Tallied 25th tackle for loss of career in Week 9...Recorded 100th tackle of the season in Week 10...In Week 14, recovered a Lions fumbled snap late in the third quarter, setting up a Bears touchdown...Also logged four tackles (three solo), one tackle for loss, one interception and one pass defensed...Winner of the Brian Piccolo Award, presented to one rookie and one veteran who best exemplifies the courage, loyalty, teamwork, dedication and sense of humor of the late Bears running back.
2022 SEASON (EAGLES):Â Started all 17 games and led the team with 159 total tackles...Added 10 tackles for loss, seven passes defensed, two sacks and one fumble recovery...159 tackles were tied for the sixth-most in the NFL and the second most in a single season in Eagles franchise history...Made three postseason starts for the Eagles, tallying 13 tackles and a pass defensed...In Super Bowl LVII, had six tackles (5 solo) and one pass defensed.
2021 SEASON (EAGLES):Â Appeared in 16 games (14 starts), logging 125 tackles (62 solo) while adding one interception, five passes defensed, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery.
2020 SEASON (EAGLES):Â Started in all 12 appearances on the season...Logged 64 tackles (34 solo) with one interception, one pass defensed, two quarterback hurries and five tackles for loss.
2019 SEASON (EAGLES):Â Appeared in all 16 games (4 starts) and logged 22 tackles (11 solo).
TRANSACTIONS
05/09/2019: Signed by the Philadelphia Eagles
03/15/2023: Signed with Bears
04/17/2025: Signed extension with Bears
COLLEGE: Spent five years as Wisconsin (2014-18)...Played in 53 games, making 52 starts at linebacker for the Badgers...At the time of his graduation, 52 starts stood as the second-most in school history and fifth-most by a Big Ten player...Made 367 tackles, ranking No. 9 all-time at Wisconsin...Logged 37.5 tackles for loss and 8.0 sacks...Recorded 10 interceptions, most by a linebacker in school history...Led Badgers in tackles in three separate seasons (2015, 2016, 2018)...Part of senior class that went 42-12 (.778), including a 27-8 (.771) mark in Big Ten play and a 4-0 record in bowl games...In 2018 earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors...In 2017, was a Butkus Award finalist, first-team All-America and first-team All-Big Ten (consensus)...As a sophomore in 2016 was named Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Defensive MVP and consensus All-Big Ten honorable mention.
PERSONAL:Â A Lake Villa, Ill. native, prepped at Lakes Community High School...Honorable mention All-State by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association as a junior and senior...First-team All-North Suburban Conference and all-area pick as a junior and senior...As a senior, posted 20 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and an interception in only three games on defense, while throwing for 11 TDs on offense...As a junior, threw for 1,789 yards and 19 touchdowns while rushing for 492 yards and another 11 scores...Finished career with 17-3 record as Lakes' starting quarterback, throwing for over 2,500 yards and 30 touchdowns...Also ran for 854 yards and 16 TDs in two seasons as quarterback...Also lettered four years in basketball and two in baseball.
