:Cory Bird
{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Cory Bird
|number=41
|position=Defensive back
|birth_date=August 10, 1978
|birth_place=Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
|height_ft=5
|height_in=10
|weight_lbs=213
|high_school=Oakcrest (NJ)
|college=Virginia Tech (2000)
|draftyear=2001
|draftround=3
|draftpick=91
|pastteams=* Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2001|2004}})
|status=
|statlabel1=Tackles
|statvalue1=114
|statlabel2=Sacks
|statvalue2=0.5
|statlabel3=Passes defended
|statvalue3=1
|pfr=BirdCo20}}
Cory James Bird (born August 10, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Indianapolis Colts from 2001 to 2004. Bird played college football at Virginia Tech and was selected in the third round of the 2001 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
Bird was known for his ability to make open field tackles in crucial situations. At Virginia Tech, Bird was a three-time winner of the best conditioned athlete award, though his professional career was cut short with injuries. He attended Oakcrest High School in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, where he was a standout wide receiver and wrestler. He lives with his wife and four children in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
Bird also is partial owner of Bird Electric in Mays Landing, New Jersey and former owner of a barbershop known as the "41 Spot".{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}
NFL career statistics
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! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2001 | IND
| 14 || 0 || 32 || 27 || 5 || 0.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | IND
| 6 || 4 || 17 || 11 || 6 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | IND
| 12 || 0 || 20 || 17 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | IND
| 13 || 4 || 45 || 35 || 10 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 45 | 8 | 114 | 90 | 24 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2001 | IND
| 3 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | IND
| 2 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930164459/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BIRDCOR01 Databasefootball.com]}}
- [https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/2640/cory-bird ESPN.com]
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Category:People from Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey
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Category:Players of American football from Atlantic County, New Jersey
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