Isaiah Emmanuel Irving (born June 9, 1994) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at San Jose State.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 9, 1994 Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 254 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Cypress Creek (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | San Jose State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||
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Early life and college
editBorn in Oakland, California, Irving was raised in Vacaville, California and Houston, Texas. He graduated from Cypress Creek High School in Houston in 2013.[1][2]
Irving appeared in 47 games with 37 starts for the Spartans, recording 140 tackles, 23 tackles-for-loss, 11 sacks and 1 forced fumble. He was named honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference as a senior and led the team in sacks.[2]
Professional career
editChicago Bears
editIrving signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2017.[3] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Bears' practice squad the next day.[4][5] He was promoted to the active roster on October 9, 2017.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on December 2, 2017 with a knee injury.[7]
In 2018, Irving appeared in 13 games, during which he recorded eight tackles and a sack, the latter of which came against Nathan Peterman of the Buffalo Bills.[8][9] He was an exclusive-rights free agent after the 2018 season, but returned to the Bears after being tendered a contract on March 13, 2019,[8] which he signed on April 15.[10]
Irving re-signed with the Bears on a one-year contract on April 3, 2020.[11] He was waived/injured on September 5, 2020,[12] and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived with an injury settlement on September 7.[13]
Denver Broncos
editOn September 16, 2020, Irving was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad.[14]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn October 15, 2020, Irving was signed by the Arizona Cardinals off the Broncos practice squad.[15] On October 27, 2020, Irving was placed on injured reserve after suffering a neck injury in Week 7.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Isaiah Irving Stats, News and Video - LB". NFL.com.
- ^ a b "Isaiah Irving". SJSUSpartans.com. San Jose State University. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 11, 2017). "Bears sign 13 undrafted rookies". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 2, 2017). "Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 4, 2017). "Bears sign Jenkins, nine to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ "Bears promote OLB Isaiah Irving to active roster". USAToday.com. October 9, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (December 2, 2017). "Bears activate Deiondre' Hall off IR". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ a b Eurich, Matt (March 13, 2019). "Bears tender three players, including Roy Robertson-Harris". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ "Bears vs. Bills - Play-By-Play". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ Barbieri, Alyssa (April 15, 2019). "Bears re-sign Roy Robertson-Harris and Isaiah Irving". USA Today. Bears Wire. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (April 3, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears sign OLBs Mingo, Irving". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 5, 2020). "Roster Moves: Chicago Bears announce 53-man roster". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ "Isaiah Irving: Waived with injury settlement". CBSSports.com. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 16, 2020). "Broncos promote CB De'Vante Bausby to active roster, sign OLB Isaiah Irving to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 15, 2020). "Cardinals Sign Isaiah Irving To Help At Linebacker; Chandler Jones To IR". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 27, 2020). "Cardinals Place Zach Allen, Isaiah Irving On Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com.
External links
edit- San Jose State Spartans bio Archived November 11, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
Media related to Isaiah Irving at Wikimedia Commons
