Isaiah Irving
American football player (born 1994)
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Isaiah Emmanuel Irving (born June 9, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans.
Oakland, California, U.S.
Irving with the Chicago Bears in 2019 | |||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | June 9, 1994 Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 254 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Cypress Creek (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||
| College | San Jose State (2013–2016) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted | ||||||||
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Early life and college
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 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
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]
