Ervin Baldwin (born August 25, 1986) is an American former professional

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who played for the

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of the

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(NFL). He was selected by the Bears in the seventh round of the

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. He played

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Early life

Baldwin was selected Region Defensive Player of the Year as a senior at

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in Montezuma, Georgia. He also garnered All-Middle Georgia honors in 2003.

College career

Baldwin was an All-Big Ten selection in 2007 after starting every game (25) in his two-year Spartan career at defensive end. In 2007, he started all 13 games at DE, recording 58 tackles (27 solos) with 18.5 tackles for losses and 8.5 sacks. In 2006, he started all 12 games at the rush end and made 35 (13 solos, 22 assists) four sacks, and 6.5 tackles for losses. He was a 2005

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All-American at Reedly Community College, California, and earned First-team All-California and First-team All-California Region 1 honor as a sophomore. He also was named California Region 1 and Central Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2005. He helped the Tigers win back-to-back CVC titles in 2004–05 after recording 67 tackles as a sophomore, with 27.5 tackles for losses including 14.5 sacks.

Professional career

Chicago Bears (first stint)

Baldwin was a seventh-round selection (208th overall) in the

by the

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Indianapolis Colts

Baldwin was signed the Colts practice squad on November 12, 2009 and promoted to the active roster on December 2, 2009. He was released by the team on September 4, 2010.

Chicago Bears (second stint)

Baldwin was signed to the practice squad of the Bears on October 20, 2010. He was released on December 7, and re-signed to the practice squad on December 9.

References

External links

Chicago Bears bio

Baldwin's Forum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baldwin, Ervin 1986 births Living people People from Oglethorpe, Georgia American football defensive ends Michigan State Spartans football players Chicago Bears players Indianapolis Colts players Chicago Rush players Pittsburgh Power players Players of American football from Macon County, Georgia