Areas of Expertise
Sport communication
Media relations
Sport management
Broadcasting
Professional football
Education
M.A. Sports Administration and Facility Management
Ohio University
May 1984
B.S. Business Administration/Management
University of Oregon
June 1981
Biography
Dan Edwards, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ senior vice president of communications, is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Jaguars' communications division, which includes media relations, community relations, digital media, publications and broadcasting. He is in his 30th season in the NFL and his 20th year with the Jaguars.
Joining the Jaguars on May 4, 1994 from the Pittsburgh Steelers, Edwards had ten previous seasons of NFL experience with the Steelers, the Miami Dolphins and the league office. He was promoted to vice president in 2003, when the Jaguars’ community relations and Internet content departments were added to his responsibilities. He is one of just eight current Jaguars staff members who have been with the franchise for 19 years, beginning in 1994.
Edwards received a scholarship from NFL Charities in 1984 and began his NFL career that year as a public relations intern in the NFL office in New York. He spent the 1984 football season working in publicity for the Miami Dolphins, who played in Super Bowl XIX that year, before joining the Steelers in 1985.
During his nine years with the Steelers, the last seven as public relations director (1987-93), the team’s public relations staff received the 1991 Pete Rozelle Award from the Pro Football Writers of America. Edwards has worked for the NFL at 23 Super Bowls in addition to the 1990 Pro Bowl.
Prior to entering the NFL, Edwards worked in professional baseball as an administrative assistant with the Eugene (Ore.) Emeralds, a single-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. He played football and baseball for Montgomery College (Md.) before transferring to the University of Oregon.
Edwards received his undergraduate degree in business administration with a major in management from the University of Oregon in 1981, and a master's degree in sports administration/facility management from Ohio University in 1984. In 2004 he attended the NFL-Stanford Program for Managers at Stanford University, and for the past six years has served as an adjunct professor in sport communication at the University of North Florida.
Awards
Pro Football Writers of America Pete Rozelle Award, 1991
NFL Charities scholarship, 1984
Affiliations
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida, Board of Directors, 2010-present
