Joey Ivie

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Joey Ivie
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Ivie with the Titans in 2019
Personal information
Born: (1995-01-22) January 22, 1995 (age 29)
Dade City, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Pasco (Dade City, Florida)
College: Florida
Position: Defensive tackle
NFL draft: 2017  / Round: 7 / Pick: 228
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:8
Total tackles:2
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

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

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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. [6] He posted numbers in his college Pro Day that would have placed him among the top tier of the defensive tackles at the NFL Combine. [7] On May 11, he signed a four-year, $2.48 million contract with a signing bonus of $86,489. [8] He was waived by the Cowboys on September 2, 2017. [9]

Atlanta Falcons

On October 17, 2017, Ivie was signed to the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons. [10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 15, 2018. [11] He was waived on June 1, 2018. [12]

Seattle Seahawks

On August 6, 2018, Ivie signed with the Seattle Seahawks. [13] He was waived on September 1, 2018. [14]

Kansas City Chiefs

On September 4, 2018, Ivie was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad. [15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 23, 2019. [16]

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. [17] On November 2, 2019, he was elevated off the practice squad. [18] He was waived on November 22. [19]

Tennessee Titans

Ivie was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad on November 26, 2019. [20] He was promoted to the active roster on December 14, 2019. [21]

On September 5, 2020, Ivie was waived by the Titans. [22]

Cleveland Browns

On September 11, 2020, Ivie was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. [23] 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. [24] [25] He was released on January 9, 2021. [26]

Indianapolis Colts

On July 31, 2021, Ivie signed with the Colts. [27] He was waived on August 23, 2021. [28]

Buffalo Bills

On August 24, 2021, Ivie was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills. [29] He was waived on August 27.

Houston Gamblers

Ivie signed with the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League on April 28, 2022. [30]

Metaleague

On April 13, 2022, Ivie was part of the team (along with fellow NFL players Alex Bachman, Rodney Adams, and Jordan Scarlett) [31] that launched the Metaleague Non-fungible_token project on the Fractal Platform which was founded by Justin Kan, the founder of Twitch. [32]

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