Robert Edwards ( running back ) Robert Lee Edwards , III ( born October 2 , 1974 ) is a former NFL and CFL running back . Originally drafted by the New England Patriots , he also played for the Miami Dolphins and Montreal Alouettes before ending his career with the Toronto Argonauts . He is the older brother of current Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Terrence Edwards . College career . Edwards was a featured running back collegiately at the University of Georgia . He was originally recruited to play cornerback , where he was a starter through his sophomore year . After that season , he was converted to running back . As a running back he set a University of Georgia record for scoring five touchdown s in one game against the University of South Carolina . Robert eventually went on to become a highly - prized prospect for the NFL despite constant injury problems . Injury problems . Throughout his college career Edwards was very injury - prone . He never finished a full season in college due to knee problems and one year due to a broken hand which allowed him to earn an injury redshirt for that season . Though he was very successful when healthy it is very possible that his draft stock dropped due to his constant injury status . Apparently his draft position was not greatly hurt by this injury history , but it would come back to haunt him once he entered the league . Professional football career . National Football League . Edwards was chosen by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft . He rushed for 1 , 115 yards for the Patriots in the 1998 National Football League season , before blowing out his knee at an NFL rookie flag football game in Hawaii . Edwards barely escaped the injury without having his leg amputated below the knee , and he was told he might not walk again . Edwards would not play football again until 2002 , when he made his return with the Miami Dolphins . In his first game back , against the Detroit Lions , Edwards caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score . He spent the rest of the season sharing third - down back duties with fellow running back Travis Minor . After the season , he lost his spot on the roster to Leonard Henry . Edwards was awarded the Pro Football Writers Association Halas Award for his comeback from his serious injury . Canadian Football League . Edwards joined the CFL ' s Montreal Alouettes in 2005 , and was the team ' s leading rusher , running for over 1 , 000 yards each of the first two seasons he played in Montreal . In addition to being the Montreal Alouettes leading rusher , Edwards has twice been named a CFL Eastern Division All - Star ( 2005 , 2006 ) . On August 18 , 2007 , Edwards was released by the Alouettes . He was picked up by the Toronto Argonauts a day later . On January 31 , 2008 , Edwards was released by the Argonauts . Coaching career . In 2009 , Edwards returned to football as the head coach at Arlington Christian School in Fairburn , Georgia . On April 19 , 2012 , Edwards was named as the new head football coach of the Greene County ( Georgia ) Tigers . He succeeds Charlie Winslett , who is currently in the number seven position on Georgia ' s All - Time Winningest High School Football coaches list .