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Corvey Irvin
American football player (born 1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Corvey Irvin (born May 3, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He is currently the defensive line coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL.
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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.
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Carolina Panthers
Irvin 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)
Irvin was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad on September 6, 2011. He was released on October 12, 2011.[2]
Jacksonville Jaguars
Irvin 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
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
He 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
On 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)
On March 4, 2014, Irvin signed with the Lions.[7] He was released on May 19, 2014.[2]
Calgary Stampeders
Irvin 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
Irvin 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
Irvin 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
On 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.
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Coaching career
Concordia
Irvin joined the coaching staff of Concordia in U Sports football in 2019.[13]
Montreal Alouettes
Irvin joined the staff of the Montreal Alouettes as their defensive line coach for the 2023 CFL season.[14]
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