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Corvey Irvin

Corvey Irvin

American gridiron football player (born 1985)

Corvey Irvin (born May 3, 1985) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at Georgia.

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Irvin has been a member of the Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Professional career

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Irvin was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 1, 2012.

Chicago Bears

He worked out at Chicago Bears minicamp in 2013,[2] and was signed on May 13.[3] On August 31, 2013, Irvin was released.[4]

Dallas Cowboys

On November 12, 2013, Irvin signed a contract with the Dallas Cowboys[5]

Detroit Lions

On March 4, 2014, Irvin signed with the Detroit Lions.[6]

Calgary Stampeders

Irvin was signed to the Calgary Stampeders (CFL) practice roster on August 20, 2014.[7] He was released by the Stampeders on September 10, 2014.[8]

Montreal Alouettes

Irvin was signed to the Montreal Alouettes (CFL) practice roster on October 10, 2014. He was promoted to the active roster on November 7, 2014.[9] In his one season with the Als Irvin played in 13 games and racked up 11 tackles and 3 sacks.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Irvin was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) on February 12, 2016.[10] Irvin played in all 18 regular season games for the Riders, contributing 27 tackles and 5 sacks. Following the 2016 season he was not re-signed by the Riders and became a free agent on February 14, 2017.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On March 13, 2017 Irvin signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL).[11] He retired before the start of the 2017 season on April 21, 2017.

Coaching career

Concordia (Quebec)

Irvin joined the coaching staff of Concordia in U Sports football in 2019.[12]

Montreal Alouettes

Irvin joined the staff of the Montreal Alouettes as their defensive line coach for the 2023 CFL season.[13]

References

  1. [1]
    "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. [2]
    Jahns, Adam (2013-05-10). "Bears invite 33 players to rookie camp on tryout basis". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. [3]
    Mayer, Larry (2013-05-13). "Bears add four players from rookie minicamp". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  4. [4]
    Biggs, Brad (2013-08-31). "Bears waive LB Thomas to reach roster limit". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  5. [5]
    Wetzel, John (2013-11-12). "Dallas Cowboys sign free-agent DT Corvey Irvin, add OT John Wetzel to practice squad; 3 players released". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  6. [6]
    Gantt, Darin (4 March 2014). "Lions sign well-traveled defensive tackle Corvey Irvin". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  7. [7]
    "IRVIN ADDED TO PRACTICE ROSTER". stampeders.com. August 20, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  8. [8]
    Busby, Ian (September 10, 2014). "Stamps' Butler preparing to play first CFL game since July 2013". calgaryherald.com. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  9. [9]
    "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  10. [10]
    "2016 Free Agent Tracker". 9 February 2016.
  11. [11]
    "Bombers add size, muscle in Corvey Irvin". CFL.ca. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  12. [12]
    "Tyrell Sutton Highlights Als' 2023 Coaching, Ops Staff". CFL.ca. February 28, 2023.
  13. [13]
    Clink, Jonathan (June 9, 2023). "Montreal Alouettes 2023 Coaching Staff Overview". CFLNewsHub.
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