Ervin Baldwin (born August 25, 1986) is a former

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. He has played for the

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and

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of the

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. He was drafted by the Bears in the seventh round of the

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. He played college football at

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Early years

Baldwin was selected Region Defensive Player of the Year as a senior at Macon County High School in Montezuma, Ga. 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

Baldwin was a seventh-round selection (No. 208 overall) in the

by the

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.

References

External links

Chicago Bears bioBaldwin's Forum
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