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Isaiah Irving
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Irving with the Chicago Bears in the 2019 NFL season.
Personal information
Born: (1994-06-09) June 9, 1994 (age 30)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school:Cypress Creek
(Houston, Texas)
College:San Jose State
Position:Linebacker
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:27
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:0
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Isaiah Emmanuel Irving (born June 9, 1994) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at San Jose State.

Early life and college career

Born 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 TFLs, 11 sacks and 1 forced fumble. He was named honorable mention All-Mountain West as a senior and led the team in sacks.[2]

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Irving 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

On September 16, 2020, Irving was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad.[14]

Arizona Cardinals

On 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

  1. ^ "Isaiah Irving Stats, News and Video - LB". NFL.com.
  2. ^ a b "Isaiah Irving". SJSUSpartans.com. San Jose State University. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Mayer, Larry (May 11, 2017). "Bears sign 13 undrafted rookies". ChicagoBears.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Bears promote OLB Isaiah Irving to active roster". USAToday.com. October 9, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  7. ^ Mayer, Larry (December 2, 2017). "Bears activate Deiondre' Hall off IR". ChicagoBears.com.
  8. ^ a b Eurich, Matt (March 13, 2019). "Bears tender three players, including Roy Robertson-Harris". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  9. ^ "Bears vs. Bills - Play-By-Play". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  10. ^ Barbieri, Alyssa (April 15, 2019). "Bears re-sign Roy Robertson-Harris and Isaiah Irving". USA Today. Bears Wire. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  11. ^ Mayer, Larry (April 3, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears sign OLBs Mingo, Irving". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  12. ^ Mayer, Larry (September 5, 2020). "Roster Moves: Chicago Bears announce 53-man roster". ChicagoBears.com.
  13. ^ "Isaiah Irving: Waived with injury settlement". CBSSports.com. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  14. ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 16, 2020). "Broncos promote CB De'Vante Bausby to active roster, sign OLB Isaiah Irving to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com.
  15. ^ Urban, Darren (October 15, 2020). "Cardinals Sign Isaiah Irving To Help At Linebacker; Chandler Jones To IR". AZCardinals.com.
  16. ^ Urban, Darren (October 27, 2020). "Cardinals Place Zach Allen, Isaiah Irving On Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com.
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