Nathaniel Irving(born July 12, 1988) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was alinebackerin theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballfor theNC State Wolfpackand was selected by theDenver Broncosin the third round of the2011 NFL draft.
 Irving with the Broncos in 2011 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 12, 1988 Newark, New Jersey,U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Wallace-Rose Hill(Teachey, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College: | North Carolina State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2011/ round: 3 / pick: 67 | ||||||||
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Early life
editIrving attended Wallace-Rose Hill High School inTeachey, North Carolina,where he tallied 110 tackles, six forced fumbles, three sacks, and one interception in his senior year. Regarded as only a two-star recruit byRivals.com,he was not listed among the top prospects of the class of 2006.[1]
College career
editIrving was a2010 All-Americanselection bySports IllustratedandScout.com.[2][3]Irving holds the NCAA FBS record for tackles for loss in a single game with eight in 2010.
Professional career
editDenver Broncos
editIrving was selected in the third round (67th overall) by theDenver Broncosin the 2011 NFL Draft.[4]He officially signed with the Broncos on July 29, 2011.[5]
Irving was placed on injured reserve in November 2014 with a knee injury that required surgery. He had 44 tackles through 8 games prior to the injury.[6]Irving became a free agent at the end of the 2014 season.
Indianapolis Colts
editOn March 20, 2015, Irving signed a 3-year, $9.25 million contract with theIndianapolis Colts.[7]On December 8, 2015, Irving was placed oninjured reserve.[8]
On September 3, 2016, Irving was released by the Colts as part of final roster cuts.[9]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2011 | DEN | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | DEN | 15 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | DEN | 15 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | DEN | 8 | 8 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | IND | 8 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | 14 | 118 | 79 | 39 | 3.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2011 | DEN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | DEN | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^"Nate Irving Recruiting Profile".Rivals.com.
- ^"Scout.com 2010 All-America Team".Scout.com.December 1, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon November 2, 2012.
- ^"Cam Newton, Nick Fairley headline SI.com's 2010 All-Americas".Sports Illustrated.December 14, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon December 16, 2010.
- ^"2011 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedFebruary 26,2019.
- ^"Broncos Sign Last Of Draft Picks".denver.cbslocal.com.July 29, 2011.RetrievedMarch 16,2015.
- ^Alper, Josh (February 22, 2015)."Report: Teams interested in Nate Irving despite knee injury".profootballtalk.nbcsports.com.RetrievedMarch 16,2015.
- ^Patra, Kevin (March 20, 2015)."Indianapolis Colts agree to terms with ILB Nate Irving".NFL.com.RetrievedMarch 20,2015.
- ^"Colts put veteran linebacker Nate Irving on injured reserve".RetrievedDecember 28,2015.
- ^Bowen, Kevin (September 3, 2016)."Colts Make Final Cuts, Assemble 53-Man Roster".Colts.com.Archived fromthe originalon August 14, 2017.