Vinny Curry

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Vinny Curry
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Curry with the Eagles in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1988-06-30) June 30, 1988 (age 35)
Neptune Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:279 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school: Neptune (NJ)
College: Marshall (2007–2011)
Position: Defensive end
NFL draft: 2012  / Round: 2 / Pick: 59
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:209
Sacks:32.5
Forced fumbles:5
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Vincent Curry (born June 30, 1988) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. After playing college football for Marshall, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft, with whom he won Super Bowl LII.

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Curry wore number 75 with the Eagles out of respect for the 75 people lost in the crash of Southern Airways Flight 932, a Marshall football charter flight in 1970. [1]

College career

Curry had his breakout season in 2010, as a junior where he had a career high 12 sacks. [2] As a senior in 2011, Curry had 74 tackles, 11 sacks, and 6 forced fumbles. [3] The 11 sacks were the sixth most in the nation and the 6 forced fumbles were second. [4] Curry became the first Marshall player to win C-USA Defensive Player of the Year since Albert McClellan in 2006.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+1⁄8 in
(1.91 m)		266 lb
(121 kg)		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.69 s1.58 s2.72 s4.40 s6.90 s35.0 in
(0.89 m)		9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)		28 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [5] [6]

Philadelphia Eagles

Curry was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round (59th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. [7] He was the highest selected player from Marshall since Darius Watts in 2004. [8] Curry signed a four-year contract with the team on May 9, 2012. His first year was uneventful: He played 6 games, started zero, and finished with 9 combined tackles. He was given an increased role in his second year, finishing with 17 tackles, 5 assists, 4 sacks, and 2 pass deflections. Curry had a breakout season in 2014, where he played all 16 games. Although he did not start a game and he only recorded 17 tackles and 2 assists, he recorded 9 sacks, second on the team only to Connor Barwin, and led the team in forced fumbles, with 4. In a disappointing 2015 season, Curry was moved to outside linebacker and struggled to find a groove, totaling 12 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 16 games and no starts.

Although there was speculation that Curry could leave the Eagles in free agency, the arrival of new defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and the transition back into a 4-3 defense cemented his return to Philadelphia. On February 2, 2016, Curry signed a five-year, $47.5 million contract extension with the Eagles with $23 million guaranteed. [9] The Eagles won Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots 41–33. [10] Curry recorded four tackles in the victory. [11]

On March 16, 2018, two years into his five-year contract, Curry was released by the Eagles after declining to take a pay cut. [12]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On March 19, 2018, Curry signed a three-year, $23 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [13] [14]

On February 12, 2019, after one season, Curry was released by the Buccaneers. [15]

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)

Curry (right) in a game against the Washington Redskins Eagles Defense 2019.jpg
Curry (right) in a game against the Washington Redskins

On March 21, 2019, after one season away from the Eagles, Curry was re-signed on a one-year deal. [16]

On August 10, 2020, Curry re-signed with the Eagles on a one-year deal. [17] He was placed on injured reserve on September 15, 2020. [18] He was designated to return from injured reserve on October 7, and began practicing with the team again. [19] He was activated on October 17. [20] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 19, 2020, [21] and activated on November 27. [22]

New York Jets

Curry signed with the New York Jets on March 24, 2021. [23]

On August 25, 2021, Curry announced that he was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder that required the removal of his spleen. He still hoped to return but was required to go on blood thinners after blood clots formed. This led to Curry being ruled out for the entire 2021 NFL season. [24] He was released on January 7, 2022.

On April 20, 2022, Curry re-signed with the Jets. [25] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2022. [26] He was activated on October 15. [27]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGPTacklesFumblesInterceptions
CmbSoloAstSckFFFRYdsIntYdsAvgLngTDPD
2012 PHI 69810.0000000.0000
2013 PHI 14221754.0000000.0002
2014 PHI 16191729.0410000.0000
2015 PHI 1612933.5000000.0000
2016 PHI 16261882.5000000.0000
2017 PHI 164225173.0100000.0000
2018 TB 12211562.5000000.0000
2019 PHI 16272075.0000000.0000
2020 PHI 11161243.0010000.0000
2021 NYJ 0did not play due to injury
Career 1231941415332.5520000.0002

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  2. ↑ "2010 FBS (I-A) College Football Individual Statistics Leaders for Defense - ESPN". ESPN.com.
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  5. ↑ "Vinny Curry Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
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  7. ↑ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Marshall Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  9. ↑ Dragon, Tyler (February 2, 2016). "Vinny Curry signs 5-year, $47.25M deal with Eagles". NFL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
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  11. ↑ "Super Bowl LII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots - February 4th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  12. ↑ Patra, Kevin (March 16, 2018). "Eagles release Vinny Curry after declining pay cut". NFL.com.
  13. ↑ Knoblauch, Austin (March 17, 2018). "Vinny Curry agrees to three-year, $23M deal with Bucs". NFL.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  14. ↑ Smith, Scott (March 19, 2018). "Vinny Curry Signed to Add Edge Pressure". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  15. ↑ Smith, Scott (February 12, 2019). "Buccaneers Release DE Vinny Curry". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  16. ↑ McPherson, Chris (March 21, 2019). "DE Vinny Curry is an Eagle once again". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  17. ↑ Johnson, Vaughn; McPherson, Chris (August 10, 2020). "Eagles sign DE Vinny Curry to a one-year contract". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  18. ↑ McPherson, Chris (September 15, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles sign G Sua Opeta to the active roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  19. ↑ McPherson, Chris (October 7, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles activate practice window for DE Vinny Curry and CB Craig James; sign RB Adrian Killins to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  20. ↑ McPherson, Chris (October 17, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles activate DE Vinny Curry and S Will Parks off Injured Reserve; elevate TE Jason Croom and DB Elijah Riley". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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  23. ↑ Lange, Randy (March 24, 2021). "Jets Add Former Eagle Vinny Curry to Their Defensive Line". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
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  26. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (September 1, 2022). "Jets Sign LB Marcell Harris, Place DL Vinny Curry on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  27. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (October 15, 2022). "Jets Activate DE Vinny Curry from IR, Release TE Lawrence Cager". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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