Veteran linebacker out of Virginia Tech who signed with the Giants in 2026 after stints with the Bills and Bears.
Tremaine Edmunds is a rangy, experienced linebacker who has started since his rookie year. After three seasons with the Chicago Bears, he was released in March 2026 and signed a three-year, $36 million deal with the New York Giants, per the Giants. He brings nearly 900 career tackles to New York's front seven.
Path to the league
Edmunds played college football at Virginia Tech and was selected 16th overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 2018 NFL Draft. He started early in Buffalo before signing with the Chicago Bears in 2023.
Career highlights
Across eight seasons with the Bills (2018-2022) and Bears (2023-2025), Edmunds has played and started 119 games, per Giants reporting. His career totals include 900 tackles, 43 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, 14 interceptions and 59 passes defensed.
2025 season
Edmunds opened 2025 as a Chicago starter and recorded four interceptions, nine pass deflections, one sack and 89 combined tackles across 10 starts before a Week 11 groin injury landed him on injured reserve on November 22, 2025. The Bears released him in March 2026 and the Giants signed him to a three-year, $36 million deal.
Sources
- Giants: LB Tremaine Edmunds eager to get started with Giants
- ESPN: Tremaine Edmunds player page
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
13 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | bears | 13 | 112 | 61 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | bears | 17 | 110 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | bears | 15 | 113 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | bills | 13 | 102 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | bills | 15 | 108 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | bills | 15 | 119 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | bills | 16 | 115 | 66 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | bills | 15 | 121 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Linebacker
- Group
- defense
- College
- Virginia Tech
- Hometown
- Danville, VA, USA
- Age
- 28
- Status
- active
