Corey Ivy

Corey Terrell Ivy (born March 29, 1977 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens.

High School Years

He attended Moore High School in Moore, Oklahoma.

College career

Ivy played college football at the University of Oklahoma. He finished his career with 69 tackles and four interceptions. He majored in Sociology.

Professional career

New England Patriots

Ivy was originally selected by the New England Patriots as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 11 1999. He spent most of his time on the practice squad but never saw any active playing time.

Cleveland Browns

On July 12 2000, he was signed by the Cleveland Browns and was part of their training camp before being waived on August 27.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

After a season playing in the XFL for the Chicago Enforcers where led the XFL in interceptions in the league's one year of play, Ivy was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on June 4 2001. He made his NFL debut at the Detroit Lions on November 11 and recorded six tackles. In 2002 he played in all 16 regular season games and three postseason games and was a member of the victorious Super Bowl XXXVII team. The following season he again played in all 16 contests and finished the season with 17 tackles. In 2004 he played in all 16 games for the third season running posting 17 special teams tackles.

St.Louis Rams

Ivy signed for the St.Louis Rams on May 2 2005. In his only season with the team he played in all 16 games and recorded a career-high 57 tackles and two sacks.

Baltimore Ravens

On March 23 2006 Ivy signed a three year deal with the Baltimore Ravens. He had a great season playing on special teams and nickelback for the top ranked Baltimore Ravens defense. His best game was against the Steelers where he had an interception, a sack, and a forced fumble that was recovered for a touchdown by Adalius Thomas in a win. It was also his first game back from a kidney injury which he was told would end his season but he only missed 2 games. His injury earned him the Ed Block Courage Award. The injury is well documented because on the plane ride back from Denver the Ravens had to make an emergency stop for Ivy in Pittsburgh. During an interview with BaltimoreRavens.com after receiving the award Ivy said that Ed Reed was the person who got the doctor while on the plane.

External links

• Ravens Player Bio