Eddie Drummond is a kick returner for the Detroit Lions, an NFL franchise. Born April 12, 1980 Drummond attended Penn State, where he played for 4 years switching between tailback and wide receiver. Drummond went undrafted during the 2002 NFL draft, but was signed as a rookie free agent when the Lions' two starting kick returners, Az-Zahir Hakim and Desmond Howard, became injured.

Drummond had an outstanding rookie season, averaging 26.0 yards per kick return, ranking him third in the NFC and fifth in the NFL, and returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals. During the Lion's opening game of the 2003 season, Drummond returned another punt 57 yards for a touchdown, also against the Arizona Cardinals, but became injured later in the season and missed a total of 10 games. During the 2004 season, Drummond returned two kickoffs for touchdowns of 99 and 92 yards, and returned two punts for touchdowns in the same game, against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Drummond became injured later in the season and was places on injured reserve. Drummond was voted into the NFL Pro Bowl in 2004, although his injury prevented him from playing.