Nate Irving
{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Nate Irving
| image = Nate Irving.JPG
| caption = Irving with the Denver Broncos in 2011
| current_team =
| position = Linebacker
| number = 55, 56
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|07|12}}
| birth_place = Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 242
| high_school = Wallace-Rose Hill {{nowrap|(Teachey, North Carolina)}}
| college = North Carolina State
| draftyear = 2011
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 67
| pastteams =
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2015}})
| status =
| highlights =
- First-team All-American (2010)
- ACC Brian Piccolo Award (2010)
- First-team All-ACC (2010)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 118
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 3.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = IrviNa00
}}
Nathaniel Irving (born July 12, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 2011 NFL draft.
Early life
Irving attended Wallace-Rose Hill High School in Teachey, North Carolina, where he tallied 110 tackles, six forced fumbles, three sacks, and one interception in his senior year. Regarded as only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was not listed among the top prospects of the class of 2006.{{Cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Nathaniel-Irving-41370 |title=Nate Irving Recruiting Profile |work=Rivals.com |date= }}
College career
Irving was a 2010 All-American selection by Sports Illustrated and Scout.com.{{Cite web |url=http://collegefootball.scout.com/2/1027197.html |title=Scout.com 2010 All-America Team |work=Scout.com |date=December 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102035950/http://collegefootball.scout.com/2/1027197.html |archivedate=November 2, 2012 }}{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/ncaa/12/14/all-american-team/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216235907/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/ncaa/12/14/all-american-team/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 16, 2010 |title=Cam Newton, Nick Fairley headline SI.com's 2010 All-Americas |work=Sports Illustrated |date=December 14, 2010 }} Irving holds the NCAA FBS record for tackles for loss in a single game with eight in 2010.
Professional career
=Denver Broncos=
Irving was selected in the third round (67th overall) by the Denver Broncos in the 2011 NFL draft.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/draft.htm |title=2011 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=February 26, 2019}} He officially signed with the Broncos on July 29, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/07/29/broncos-sign-last-of-draft-picks/|title=Broncos Sign Last Of Draft Picks|work=denver.cbslocal.com|date=July 29, 2011|accessdate=March 16, 2015}}
Irving was placed on injured reserve in November 2014 with a knee injury that required surgery. He had 44 tackles through 8 games prior to the injury.{{cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/22/report-teams-interested-in-nate-irving-despite-knee-injury/|title=Report: Teams interested in Nate Irving despite knee injury|last=Alper|first=Josh|work=profootballtalk.nbcsports.com|date=February 22, 2015|accessdate=March 16, 2015}} Irving became a free agent at the end of the 2014 season.
=Indianapolis Colts=
On March 20, 2015, Irving signed a 3-year, $9.25 million contract with the Indianapolis Colts.{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/indianapolis-colts-agree-to-terms-with-ilb-nate-irving-0ap3000000480272|title=Indianapolis Colts agree to terms with ILB Nate Irving|last=Patra|first=Kevin|work=NFL.com|date=March 20, 2015|access-date=March 20, 2015}} On December 8, 2015, Irving was placed on injured reserve.{{Cite web|title = Colts put veteran linebacker Nate Irving on injured reserve|url = http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/12/08/colts-put-veteran-linebacker-nate-irving-on-injured-reserve/|accessdate = December 28, 2015}}
On September 3, 2016, Irving was released by the Colts as part of final roster cuts.{{cite web|title=Colts Make Final Cuts, Assemble 53-Man Roster|url=http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Make-Final-Cuts-Assemble-53-Man-Roster/37b970e3-453c-4747-a62d-5e74c9161c02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814143331/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Make-Final-Cuts-Assemble-53-Man-Roster/37b970e3-453c-4747-a62d-5e74c9161c02|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2017|last=Bowen|first=Kevin|website=Colts.com|date=September 3, 2016}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 2011 | DEN
| 16 || 0 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | DEN
| 15 || 0 || 13 || 9 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | DEN
| 15 || 4 || 41 || 29 || 12 || 1.0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | DEN
| 8 || 8 || 46 || 26 || 20 || 1.0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | IND
| 8 || 2 || 14 || 12 || 2 || 1.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 62 | 14 | 118 | 79 | 39 | 3.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 2011 | DEN
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | DEN
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | DEN
| 3 || 3 || 9 || 8 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/irving_nate01.html NC State Wolfpack bio]
{{Broncos2011DraftPicks}}
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Category:People from Wallace, North Carolina
Category:Players of American football from North Carolina
Category:American football linebackers
Category:NC State Wolfpack football players