Clyde Edwards-Helaire
Clyde Edwards-Helaire was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States on April 11th, 1999 and is the Football Player. At the age of 25, Clyde Edwards-Helaire biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Clyde Edwards-Helaire (born April 11, 1999) is an American footballer who plays for the LSU Tigers in a back-to-back for the team.
Early life
Edwards-Helaire was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended Catholic High School and became the first freshman in then head coach Dale Weiner's 29 years to play on the varsity football team as a freshman. Edwards-Helaire also competed in track & field, in addition to football. Edwards-Helaire, a senior, rushed for 496 yards and ten touchdowns, and was named MVP of the 5A State Championship Game after winning eight passes for 161 yards and a touchdown in the Bears' 31-28 victory over Archbishop Rummel High School. Edwards-Helaire, a four-star recruit, has committed to play college football at Louisiana State University.
Personal life
Edwards-Helaire was wounded in a deadly self-defense shooting in Scotlandville, Louisiana, in December 2018. In an organised electronics auction, Edwards-Helaire and teammate Jared Small met 18-year-old Kobe Johnson. Johnson pulled a gun and threatened to rob them, but one of the players pulled their own weapon and fatally shot him during the meeting. Authorities did not know which player fired the deadly shots.
His surname is derived from his biological father (Edwards) and his stepfather (Helaire). Since speaking with an attorney at fourteen years old, he had it changed legally, with his biological father's name being kept out of respect, while still thanking his stepfather for his attendance during his raising.
Madee of Edwards-Helaire has a form of Muscular dystrophy, and she appeared on the MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon.
College career
Edwards-Helaire, a true freshman, appeared in all 13 of the Tigers' games, playing mainly on special teams and rushing nine times for 31 yards. Edwards-Helaire, a sophomore, placed second on the team with 658 passing yards and seven touchdowns, as well as 17 touchdowns for 416 yards. In a 38-21 victory over Louisiana Tech, he had his first 100-yard game, gaining 136 yards on 20 carries. In LSU's 36-16 victory over second-ranked Georgia, Edwards-Helaire rushed for 145 yards.
Edwards-Helaire was named LSU's starting running back and on the watchlists for the Maxwell and Paul Hornung Awards entering his junior season. In LSU's victory over third-ranked Alabama, he was a key contributor to the 46–41 victory, as well as LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. Edwards-Helaire finished the regular season with 1,414 passing yards, 453 receiving yards, and a touchdown on 55 plays, the third most in a single season in school history, and was a consensus first-team All-SEC pick for the Doak Walker Award. Edwards-Helaire rushed 16 times for 110 yards and caught five passes for 54 yards in LSU's 42-25 victory over third-ranked Clemson in the 2020 National Championship Game after playing sparingly against Oklahoma due to a hamstring injury. Edwards-Helaire, the season's longest receiver, has announced that he would forego his senior season to enter the 2020 NFL Draft.
Professional career
Edwards-Helaire was picked by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft with the 32nd overall pick.
After Damien Williams opted out of the 2020 season, Edwards-Helaire made his Chiefs debut in Week 1 as the starting running back. In the 34–20 victory over the Houston Texans, he rushed 25 times for 138 yards and scored a rushing touchdown. In his NFL debut at 21 years old, he became the youngest quarterback in NFL history to rush for at least 130 yards and a touchdown. In Week 6, he rushed 26 times for 161 rushing yards against the Buffalo Bills, defeating them 26–17. Edwards-Helaire rushed for two touchdowns against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 11. Edwards-Helaire sustained a hip and ankle injury against the New Orleans Saints on Week 15, making him out for the remainder of the 2020 NFL regular season. Overall, he finished his rookie season with 181 carries for 803 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, along with 36 interceptions for 297 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
Edwards-Helaire rushed six times for seven yards and a touchdown in the AFC Championship against the Buffalo Bills in the 38–24 victory. During the 9-31 loss, Edwards-Helaire rushed nine times for 64 yards against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Edwards-Helaire made a string of 100-yard rushing games in Weeks 3–4. Edwards-Helaire was put on injured reserve on October 12, 2021, after hurting his knee against the Buffalo Bills in Week 5 of the Chiefs. He was activated on November 20, 2021. He ended the 2021 season with 119 passes for 517 yards and four passing touchdowns, as well as 19 receptions for 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns in ten games.