Joey Ivie

Alfred Joseph Ivie IV (born January 22, 1995) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of Florida.

Joey Ivie
Ivie with the Titans in 2019
Free agent
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1995-01-22) January 22, 1995
Dade City, Florida
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Pasco (Dade City, Florida)
College:Florida
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 7 / Pick: 228
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Total tackles:2
Sacks:0.0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Ivie attended Pasco High School, where he played football for the Pirates for four years, becoming a starter at defensive tackle as a junior, registering 53 tackles (18 for loss).[1] As a senior, Ivie moved to left defensive end and made 89 tackles (8 for loss). Sometimes he lined up at fullback and tight end as well. He also played basketball at center as a freshman.

College career

Ivie accepted a football scholarship from the University of Florida. He is the third generation in his family to attend the school in Gainesville. As a true freshman, he removed his redshirt status late in the season due to the team's depth issues, playing as a backup in three of the last five games.[2]

As a sophomore, Ivie made 24 tackles (3 for loss) and one sack as a backup. As a junior, he started five games, posting 27 tackles (four for loss) and 3.5 sacks.[3] As a junior, he appeared in four games and had 16 total tackles and one forced fumble.[4] As a senior, he started 10 out of 11 games (a broken thumb kept him out of two games), registering 26 tackles (3.5 for loss), 2.5 sacks and seven quarterback hurries.[5]

Ivie spent most of his college career as a nose tackle on a defensive line rotation that included talented players like Jonathan Bullard and Caleb Brantley.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Ivie was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round (228th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft, after posting numbers in his college Pro Day that would have placed him among the top tier of the defensive tackles at the NFL Combine.[6] On May 11, he signed a four-year, $2.48 million contract with a signing bonus of $86,489.[7] He was waived by the Cowboys on September 2, 2017.[8]

Atlanta Falcons

On October 17, 2017, Ivie was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 15, 2018.[10] He was waived on June 1, 2018.[11]

Seattle Seahawks

On August 6, 2018, Ivie signed with the Seattle Seahawks.[12] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[13]

Kansas City Chiefs

On September 4, 2018, Ivie was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 23, 2019.[15]

In 2019, Ivie made the team after passing defensive tackle Justin Hamilton on the depth chart during preseason. He was waived on September 16, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[16] On November 2, 2019 he was elevated off the practice squad.[17] He was waived on November 22.[18]

Tennessee Titans

Ivie was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad on November 26, 2019. [19] He was promoted to the active roster on December 14, 2019.[20]

On September 5, 2020, Ivie was waived by the Titans.[21]

Cleveland Browns

On September 11, 2020, Ivie was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad.[22] Ivie was elevated to the Browns' active roster on October 10 and November 28 for the team's weeks 5 and 12 games against the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[23][24]

Ivie was released by the Browns on January 9, 2021.[25]

References
  1. Weiss, Kevin (November 1, 2017). "Dade City native Joey Ivie joins Atlanta Falcons". The Laker/Lutz News. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. "Joey Ivie 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  3. "Joey Ivie 2014 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  4. "Joey Ivie 2015 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  5. "Joey Ivie 2016 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  6. Eatman, Nick (April 29, 2017). "Cowboys Complete Draft With Trio of Seventh-Round Picks; How Do They Fit?". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  7. "Spotrac.com: Joey Ivie contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  8. Phillips, Rob (September 2, 2017). "Cowboys Make 38 Moves, One Trade To Reach 53; Kellen Moore Released". DallasCowboys.com.
  9. Conway, Kelsey (October 17, 2017). "Falcons sign three to practice squad, including a quarterback and RB Brian Hill". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017.
  10. McFadden, Will (January 15, 2018). "Falcons announce signing of nine players to reserve future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018.
  11. Williams, Charean (June 1, 2018). "Falcons sign Jaeden Graham, waive Joey Ivie". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  12. Boyle, John (August 6, 2018). "Seahawks Sign TE Je'Ron Hamm & DT Joey Ivie". Seahawks.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  13. "Seahawks Set 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com. September 1, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  14. Sweeney, Pete (September 4, 2018). "Chiefs add Joey Ivie to practice squad, release Dee Liner". ArrowheadPride.com.
  15. "Chiefs sign 9 players to reserve/future contracts". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. January 23, 2019.
  16. "Chiefs claim Ravens OL Greg Senat, waive DL Joey Ivie". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. September 16, 2019.
  17. "Roundup: Chiefs add Henne, likely to start Moore". NFL.com.
  18. "Kansas City Chiefs sign Demone Harris, release Joey Ivie". Arrowhead Addict. Fansided. November 22, 2019.
  19. Wyatt, Jim (November 26, 2019). "Titans Promote OLB Derick Roberson, DB Kareem Orr to 53-Man Roster; Place OLB Cameron Wake, DB Chris Milton on Injured Reserve". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  20. Wyatt, Jim (December 14, 2019). "Roster Move: Titans Promote DL Joey Ivie to 53-Man Roster, Waive CB Kareem Orr". TitansOnline.com.
  21. Wyatt, Jim (September 5, 2020). "Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players". TennesseeTitans.com.
  22. "Browns sign DTs Joey Ivie and Tanzel Smart to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 11, 2020.
  23. "Browns activate TE David Njoku, elevate DT Joey Ivie". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 10, 2020.
  24. "Browns elevate 3 from practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 28, 2020.
  25. "Browns activate 3 players, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 9, 2021.
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