Vinny Curry

Vincent Curry (born June 30, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd, he was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft, with whom he won Super Bowl LII.

Vinny Curry

Curry with the Eagles in 2017
No. 75, 97, 99
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1988-06-30) June 30, 1988 (age 36) Neptune Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	279 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school:	Neptune
College:	Marshall (2007–2011)
NFL draft:	2012 / round: 2 / pick: 59
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2012–2017) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2018) Philadelphia Eagles (2019–2020) New York Jets (2021–2022)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LII) First-team All-American (2011) C-USA Defensive Player of the Year (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 209 Sacks: 32.5 Forced fumbles: 5 Fumble recoveries: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference

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 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

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-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 s	1.58 s	2.72 s	4.40 s	6.90 s	35.0 in (0.89 m)	9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)	28 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[5][6]

Philadelphia Eagles (first stint)

Curry was selected 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

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

Year	Team	GP	Tackles				Fumbles			Interceptions
			Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	FF	FR	Yds	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	PD
2012	PHI	6	9	8	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2013	PHI	14	22	17	5	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
2014	PHI	16	19	17	2	9.0	4	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2015	PHI	16	12	9	3	3.5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2016	PHI	16	26	18	8	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2017	PHI	16	42	25	17	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2018	TB	12	21	15	6	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2019	PHI	16	27	20	7	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2020	PHI	11	16	12	4	3.0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2021	NYJ	0	did not play due to injury
Career		123	194	141	53	32.5	5	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2

References

1. Crow, Alfie (May 5, 2012). "Vinny Curry Pays Tribute To Marshall Plane Crash With Jersey Number". SBNation.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
2. "2010 FBS (I-A) College Football Individual Statistics Leaders for Defense - ESPN". ESPN.com.
3. "Vinny Curry". ESPN.com.
4. "Vinny Curry College Stats - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
5. "Vinny Curry Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
6. "2012 NFL Draft Scout Vinny Curry College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
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.
10. Jones, Lindsay H. (February 4, 2018). "Eagles dethrone Tom Brady, Patriots for first Super Bowl title in stunner". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. 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.
21. "Eagles place four players on COVID-19 lists". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
22. McPherson, Chris (November 27, 2020). "Eagles activate RB Corey Clement, DE Vinny Curry from the Reserve/COVID-19 list". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
23. Lange, Randy (March 24, 2021). "Jets Add Former Eagle Vinny Curry to Their Defensive Line". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
24. Zangaro, Dave (August 25, 2021). "Former Eagle Vinny Curry will miss 2021 season after rare blood disorder". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
25. Greenberg, Ethan (April 20, 2022). "Jets Sign DL Vinny Curry". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
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.

External links

• Marshall Thundering Herd bio
• Media related to Vinny Curry at Wikimedia Commons