Corvey Irvin (born May 3, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle and is currently the defensive line coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
.jpg) Irvin with the Montreal Alouettes in 2024 | |||||
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| Position: | Defensive line coach | ||||
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| Born: | May 3, 1985 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Laney (Augusta) | ||||
| College: | Georgia | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2009 / round: 3 / pick: 93 | ||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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| Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |||||
Irvin was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Detroit Lions , Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Professional career
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Carolina Panthers
editIrvin was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft.[1] He officially signed with the team on July 27, 2009. He was placed on injured reserve on September 5, 2009.[2]
Irvin was waived on September 4, 2010 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 6. He was promoted to the active roster on December 14, 2010 and played in two games for the Panthers during the 2010 season, recording three solo tackles and three assisted tackles. He was waived on September 3, 2011.[2]
Detroit Lions (first stint)
editIrvin was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad on September 6, 2011. He was released on October 12, 2011.[2]
Jacksonville Jaguars
editIrvin was signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 19, 2011. He was promoted to the active roster on December 2, 2011 and played in four games for the Jaguars during the 2011 season, totaling one solo tackle. He was waived on August 31, 2012.[2]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Irvin was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 1, 2012. He appeared in 12 games for the Buccaneers in 2012, recording three solo tackles and three assisted tackles. He was released on May 2, 2013.[2]
Chicago Bears
editHe worked out at Chicago Bears minicamp in 2013,[3] and was signed on May 13.[4] On August 31, 2013, Irvin was released.[5]
Dallas Cowboys
editOn November 12, 2013, Irvin signed a contract with the Dallas Cowboys[6] He played in six games for the Cowboys in 2013, totaling two solo tackles and one assisted tackle. He was released on February 28, 2014.[2]
Detroit Lions (second stint)
editOn March 4, 2014, Irvin signed with the Lions.[7] He was released on May 19, 2014.[2]
Calgary Stampeders
editIrvin was signed to the practice roster of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on August 20, 2014.[8] He was released by the Stampeders on September 10, 2014.[9]
Montreal Alouettes
editIrvin was signed to the practice roster of the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL on October 10, 2014. He was promoted to the active roster on November 7, 2014.[10] In 2015, Irvin played in 13 games and racked up 11 tackles and 3 sacks.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
editIrvin was signed by the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders on February 12, 2016.[11] Irvin played in all 18 regular season games for the Roughriders, contributing 27 tackles and 5 sacks. Following the 2016 season he was not re-signed by the Roughriders and became a free agent on February 14, 2017.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
editOn March 13, 2017, Irvin signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.[12] He retired before the start of the 2017 season on April 21, 2017.
Coaching career
editConcordia
editIrvin joined the coaching staff of Concordia in U Sports football in 2019.[13]
Montreal Alouettes
editIrvin joined the staff of the Montreal Alouettes as their defensive line coach for the 2023 CFL season.[14]
References
edit- ^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Corvey Irvin". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ Jahns, Adam (May 10, 2013). "Bears invite 33 players to rookie camp on tryout basis". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 13, 2013). "Bears add four players from rookie minicamp". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ Biggs, Brad (August 31, 2013). "Bears waive LB Thomas to reach roster limit". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ Wetzel, John (November 12, 2013). "Dallas Cowboys sign free-agent DT Corvey Irvin, add OT John Wetzel to practice squad; 3 players released". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (March 4, 2014). "Lions sign well-traveled defensive tackle Corvey Irvin". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "IRVIN ADDED TO PRACTICE ROSTER". stampeders.com. August 20, 2014. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ Busby, Ian (September 10, 2014). "Stamps' Butler preparing to play first CFL game since July 2013". calgaryherald.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "2016 Free Agent Tracker". February 9, 2016.
- ^ "Bombers add size, muscle in Corvey Irvin". CFL.ca. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Tyrell Sutton Highlights Als' 2023 Coaching, Ops Staff". CFL.ca. February 28, 2023.
- ^ Clink, Jonathan (June 9, 2023). "Montreal Alouettes 2023 Coaching Staff Overview". CFLNewsHub.
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