:Corey Nelson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1992)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Corey Nelson

| image = Corey Nelson.JPG

| alt =

| caption = Nelson with the Denver Broncos in 2014

| current_team =

| number = 52, 55, 56

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|4|22}}

| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 226

| high_school = Skyline (Dallas, Texas)

| college = Oklahoma

| draftyear = 2014

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 242

| pastteams = * Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2017}})

| status =

| highlights = * Super Bowl champion (50)

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 116

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 1.0

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = NelsCo00

}}

Corey Nelson (born April 22, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker. He was selected by the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft.{{Cite news |date=May 10, 2014 |title=Denver Broncos select linebacker Corey Nelson in the seventh round of the NFL Draft |work=NewsOK |url=http://newsok.com/oklahoma-football-denver-broncos-select-linebacker-corey-nelson-in-the-seventh-round-of-the-nfl-draft/article/4748447}} He played college football at Oklahoma.

Professional career

=Denver Broncos (first stint)=

==2014 season==

Nelson was selected by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round, 242nd overall, in the 2014 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Caldwell, Gray |date=May 10, 2014 |title=Denver Broncos Close Draft with LB Nelson in Seventh Round |url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Denver-Broncos-Close-Draft-with-LB-Nelson-in-Seventh-Round/4d4432f1-300b-42bf-9f3b-d8b6800d0676 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520110852/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Denver-Broncos-Close-Draft-with-LB-Nelson-in-Seventh-Round/4d4432f1-300b-42bf-9f3b-d8b6800d0676 |archive-date=May 20, 2017 |website=DenverBroncos.com |accessdate=April 23, 2017}}

Nelson played all 16 regular-season games his rookie year and totaled 13 tackles, one pass defensed, and four special-teams stops.{{Cite web |title=Corey Nelson 2014 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NelsCo00/gamelog/2014/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

==2015 season==

In the 2015 season, Nelson played all 16 regular-season games and totaled 10 tackles, one sack, and seven special-teams stops.{{Cite web |title=Corey Nelson 2015 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NelsCo00/gamelog/2015/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

On February 7, 2016, Nelson was part of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50. In the game, he recorded one tackle as the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201602070den.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |accessdate=August 31, 2017}}

==2016 season==

In the 2016 season, Nelson played in all 16 games with five starts recording a career-high 67 tackles and five passes defensed.{{Cite web |title=Corey Nelson 2016 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NelsCo00/gamelog/2016/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

==2017 season==

On October 21, 2017, Nelson was placed on injured reserve after having surgery on a torn bicep.{{Cite web |last=DiLalla, Aric |date=October 21, 2017 |title=Broncos make slew of roster moves ahead of Sunday's game vs. Chargers |url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-make-slew-of-roster-moves-ahead-of-Sundays-game-vs-Chargers/74d2b108-3a45-492d-a979-21ef39449e2b |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306072542/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-make-slew-of-roster-moves-ahead-of-Sundays-game-vs-Chargers/74d2b108-3a45-492d-a979-21ef39449e2b |archive-date=March 6, 2018 |website=DenverBroncos.com}}

=Philadelphia Eagles=

On March 14, 2018, Nelson signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2018 |title=LB Corey Nelson Agrees To One-Year Deal With Eagles |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/LB-Corey-Nelson-Agrees-To-One-Year-Deal-With-Eagles/4a09a207-8e94-4ba2-aafa-9bf986bcf662 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023214/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/LB-Corey-Nelson-Agrees-To-One-Year-Deal-With-Eagles/4a09a207-8e94-4ba2-aafa-9bf986bcf662 |archive-date=March 16, 2018 |website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com}} He was released on August 26, 2018.{{cite web | last=Foley | first=Graham | title=LB Corey Nelson Released | website=Philadelphia Eagles | date=2018-08-26 | url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/lb-corey-nelson-released | access-date=2024-10-11}}

=Atlanta Falcons=

On September 10, 2018, Nelson was signed by the Atlanta Falcons.{{Cite web |last=McFadden, Will |date=September 10, 2018 |title=Falcons waive Deante Burton, Jeff Overbaugh; sign trio of players |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-waive-deante-burton-jeff-overbaugh-sign-trio-of-players |website=AtlantaFalcons.com |access-date=September 12, 2018 |archive-date=September 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912091907/https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-waive-deante-burton-jeff-overbaugh-sign-trio-of-players |url-status=dead }} He was released on September 22, 2018.{{Cite web |last=McFadden, Will |date=September 22, 2018 |title=Falcons reach an injury settlement with Corey Nelson, promote Dewey Jarvis to the active roster |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-reach-an-injury-settlement-with-corey-nelson-promote-dewey-jarvis-to-the |website=AtlantaFalcons.com}}

=Tampa Bay Buccaneers=

On January 3, 2019, Nelson signed a reserve/future contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.{{Cite web |last=Smith, Scott |date=January 3, 2019 |title=Bucs Add Five More to 2019 Roster |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-add-five-more-to-2019-roster |website=Buccaneers.com}} He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.{{Cite news |last=Smith, Scott |date=August 30, 2019 |title=Bucs Move Toward 53-Man Roster with 21 Moves |work=Buccaneers.com |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-21-roster-moves-near-53-man-roster-2019-preseason |accessdate=August 31, 2019}}

=Denver Broncos (second stint)=

On September 2, 2019, Nelson was re-signed by the Broncos.{{Cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |date=September 2, 2019 |title=Broncos sign three players to active roster |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-three-players-to-active-roster |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=DenverBroncos.com}} In Week 8, Nelson suffered a torn biceps and was ruled out for the remainder of the season.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Charean |author-link=Charean Williams |date=October 28, 2019 |title=Corey Nelson done for the year with a torn biceps |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/10/28/corey-nelson-done-for-the-year-with-a-torn-biceps/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Pro Football Talk |publisher=NBC Sports}}{{Cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |date=November 1, 2019 |title=Broncos placing QB Joe Flacco, LB Corey Nelson on injured reserve |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-placing-qb-joe-flacco-lb-corey-nelson-on-injured-reserve |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=DenverBroncos.com}}

=Carolina Panthers=

After becoming a free agent in March 2020, Nelson had a tryout with the Carolina Panthers on August 19, 2020.{{Cite tweet |number=1296191904980312070 |user=AlbertBreer |title=Today’s workouts/visits. |date=August 19, 2020 |access-date=August 21, 2020}}

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