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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1977-03-21)March 21, 1977 (age 47) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Moore (OK) | ||||||||||||
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| Undrafted: | 1999 | ||||||||||||
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Corey Terrell Ivy (born March 21, 1977) is an American former professionalAmerican football player who was acornerback in theNational Football League (NFL),XFL, andUnited Football League (UFL). He was signed by theNew England Patriots as anundrafted free agent in 1999. He playedcollege football atOklahoma.
Ivy was also a member of theFrankfurt Galaxy,Chicago Enforcers,Tampa Bay Buccaneers,St. Louis Rams,Cleveland Browns,Baltimore Ravens,Pittsburgh Steelers, andOmaha Nighthawks. He earned aSuper Bowl ring with the Buccaneers inSuper Bowl XXXVII, beating theOakland Raiders.
He attendedMoore High School inMoore, Oklahoma.
Ivy playedcollege football atNortheastern Oklahoma A&M College and theUniversity of Oklahoma.[1] He finished his career with 69 tackles and four interceptions. He majored in sociology.
Ivy was originally selected by theNew England Patriots as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 11, 1999. He spent most of his time on the practice squad but never saw any active playing time. In 2000, he played for theFrankfurt Galaxy.
On July 12, 2000, he was signed by theCleveland Browns and was part of their training camp before being waived on August 27.
Playing for theChicago Enforcers in 2001, Ivy lead theXFL in interceptions in the league's first year of existence.
Ivy was signed by theTampa Bay Buccaneers on June 4, 2001. He made his NFL debut at theDetroit Lions on November 11 and recorded six tackles. In 2002, he played in all 16 regular season games and three postseason games and was a member of the victoriousSuper Bowl XXXVII team. The following season, he again played in all 16 contests and finished the season with 17 tackles. In 2004, he played in all 16 games for the third season running posting 17 special teams tackles.
Corey Ivy signed for theSt. Louis Rams on May 2, 2005. In his only season with the team he played in all 16 games and recorded a career-high 57 tackles and two sacks.
On March 23, 2006, Corey Ivy signed a three-year deal with theBaltimore Ravens. He had a great season playing on special teams andnickelback for the top rankedBaltimore defense. His best game was against theSteelers where he had an interception, a sack, and a forced fumble that was recovered for a touchdown byAdalius Thomas in a win. It was also his first game back from akidney injury against theDenver Broncos which he was told would end his season but he only missed 2 games. His injury earned him theEd Block Courage Award. The injury is well documented because on the plane ride back from Denver the Ravens had to make an emergency stop for Ivy in Pittsburgh. During an interview with BaltimoreRavens.com after receiving the award Ivy said that FSEd Reed was the person who got the doctor while on the plane. Ivy followed that with a strong 2007 but in 2008, the final year of his contract, Ivy saw his role decrease. Following the season, The Ravens let several veteran corners go, including Ivy. But Ivy's first stint with theBaltimore Ravens was arguably the most successful stay of his career.
Anunrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, Ivy signed with theCleveland Browns on March 18.[2][3] He was cut from the team during final cuts on September 5, 2009.[4]
Ivy was signed by thePittsburgh Steelers on November 24, 2009, aftercornerbackKeiwan Ratliff was waived. On December 2, the Steelers released Ivy. He did not record a statistic.
Corey Ivy was re-signed by theBaltimore Ravens on December 22, 2009, aftercornerbackLadarius Webb was placed oninjured reserve and just before a game against therival Steelers.[5][6] “I’m familiar with the coaches and the players here,” said Ivy. “I’ll need to get up to speed with the ins and outs of the defense. I’m thinking that not much has really changed. The defense is still playing at a high level, and I want to contribute to that.” He recorded one tackle in two regular season games but an illegal contact penalty on him caused anEd Reed interception to be negated in a playoff loss to theIndianapolis Colts. Ivy was not re-signed.
Ivy was signed by theOmaha Nighthawks of theUnited Football League on September 26, 2010.[7] He appeared in seven games, recording 17 tackles.
