Games Played/Started: (2001, 1/0); (2002, 16/0); (2003, 16/2); (2004, 16/0); (2005, 16/5); (2006, 13/0); (2007, 16/13) Total 94/20
Playoffs: (2002, 3/0); (2006, 1/0) Total 4/0
Tough, smart, feisty player with a tremendous amount of NFL experience, who enters 2008 with 94 career games, including 20 starts
Has career 163 tackles from scrimmage, 3 INTs and 32 PD
Ivy also has 89 career special teams tackles to his credit
Saw action in all 16 games starting a career-high 13, while posting career bests with 63 tackles (55 solo), 16 PD and 3 sacks (-21 yards) in 2007
Earned the team’s Ed Block Courage Award from his teammates after playing in 13 games despite suffering a lacerated kidney in game 5 in 2006
Signed with the Ravens (3-year contract) on 3/23/06
Signed by the Rams on 5/2/05
Signed to the Buccaneers’ practice squad on 12/5/01
Waived by the Buccaneers on 12/3/01
Signed to the Buccaneers’ active roster from their practice squad on 11/10/01
Signed to Tampa Bay’s practice squad on 9/4/01
Waived by Tampa Bay on 9/2/01
Signed by the Buccaneers on 6/4/01
Waived by the Browns on 8/27/00
Signed by the Browns on 7/12/00
Signed by the Patriots off of their practice squad on 1/3/00
Signed to the New England practice squad on 12/29/99
Waived by the Patriots on 9/6/99
Originally signed with the Patriots as a rookie free agent on 5/11/99
2007: (with Baltimore) Filled in for injured starters Chris McAlister and Samari Rolle, seeing action in all 16 games, starting a career-high 13
Posted career bests with 63 tackles (55 solo), 16 PD and 3 sacks (-21 yards)
Also recorded 1 INT, 1 FF and 2 special teams tackles on the year
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started at CB and netted 5 solo tackles and 2 PD in game 14 at Mia. (12/16)
Started (Rolle - illness) and tied a career-high with 8 solo tackles in game 10 vs. Cle. (11/18)
Started at CB (McAlister - knee) and posted 7 tackles (6 solo), including 1 TFL in game 7 at Buf. (10/21)
Started at CB and netted 3 solo tackles, 2 PD and 1 INT (part of a Ravens’ franchise-single-game-record 5 INTs), which he returned 22 yards in the 22-3 win in game 6 vs. STL (10/14)
Started at CB (Rolle - illness), netting 5 solo tackles and leading the team with 3 PD, 1 FF, 1 FR and a sack (-8 yards) in the 26-23 win in game 3 vs. Ari. (9/23)
Also had 1 solo special teams tackle against the Jets.
2006: (with Baltimore) Earned the team’s Ed Block Courage Award in a vote by his teammates after playing in 13 games despite suffering a lacerated kidney in game 5
Ivy posted 17 tackles, 6 PD, 2 FF and 2 sacks from scrimmage, while finishing 4th on the team with 14 special teams tackles on the year
Also named Ravens Roost Unsung Hero, an annual award from the fan club
2006 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action from scrimmage, posting 4 solo tackles, 2 PD, 1 sack and 1 FF in the 31-7 win in game 15 at Pit. (12/24)
Also saw action on special teams, netting 2 solo tackles against the Steelers
Had 2 solo tackles from scrimmage and saw action on special teams in game 12 at Cin. (11/30)
Also returned 2 punts for 7 yards and 1 KO for 14 yards after B.J. Sams broke his ankle against the Bengals
Subbed and played a spectacular game, posting 3 tackles from scrimmage, including 1 sack (part of a Ravens’ record-tying 9 sacks) and a FF (which Adalius Thomas recovered and returned 57 yards for a TD) in the 27-0 win in game 11 vs. Pit. (11/26)
Ivy also posted 3 PD and 1 INT against the Steelers
Saw action for the 1st time in 3 games (kidney) and had 1 special teams tackle in the 27-26 victory in game 9 at Ten. (11/12)
Inactive (kidney) in games 6-8
Saw action from scrimmage and on special teams in game 5 at Den. (10/9)
Ivy was injured in the 3rd quarter of the game against Denver and on the charter flight home was taken to the hospital after the flight was diverted to Pittsburgh, PA
It was determined that Corey had suffered a kidney laceration, and remained in Pittsburgh for observation and tests
2005: (with St. Louis) Saw action in 16 games, starting 5, while posting 57 tackles (47 solo), 7 PD, 2 sacks, 1 INT and 17 special teams tackles for the Rams
2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action at CB, making 2 solo tackles, 2 PD and 1 INT in the season finale at Dal. (1/1/06)
Posted 7 tackles, including 5 solo from scrimmage, 1 sack (-11 yards), had 1 FF and posted a team-leading 4 special teams tackles in game 14 vs. Phi. (12/18)
Started at CB and recorded 6 tackles (4 solo) and 1 sack (-3 yards) in game 5 vs. Sea. (10/9)
Led the secondary with a career-high 11 tackles (8 solo) from scrimmage and had 2 special teams stops in game 2 at Ari. (9/18)
2004: (with Tampa Bay) Played in all 16 games, racking up 17 special teams tackles
2004 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action on special teams and tied for the team-lead with 2 tackles in the season finale at Ari. (1/2/05)
Led the Bucs with 3 special teams stops in game 9 at Atl. (11/14)
Tied for team-high with 2 special teams stops in game 5 at NO (10/10)
Tied for the team lead with 2 special teams tackles in the season opener at Was. (9/12).
2003: (with Tampa Bay) Played all 16 games for the Buccaneers, starting 2 and finished with 17 tackles (16 solo) and 2 PD from scrimmage and team-high 16 special teams tackles
2003 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Collected 4 tackles (1 solo) from scrimmage and 1 special teams stop in game 10 vs. GB (11/16)
Saw action from scrimmage and netted 3 stops and had 3 special teams tackles in game 9 at Car. (11/9)
Made 1st-career start as nickelback and netted 7 tackles and 1 PD in game 5 at Was. (10/12)
2002: (with Tampa Bay) Played in all 16 regular season games and all 3 postseason contests
Made 1 tackle on defense and led team with 23 special teams tackles
2002 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Led team with 3 special teams tackles and had 1 tackle from scrimmage in Super Bowl XXXVII against Oakland (1/26/03)
Racked up season-high 4 special teams tackles in the season finale at Chi. (12/29)
Led the team with 3 special teams tackles in game 7 at Phi. (10/20)
Made 3 special teams tackles in game 2 at Bal. (9/15)
2001: (with Tampa Bay) Played in 1 game after being signed to the active roster from Bucs practice squad on 11/10
2001 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Made 6 tackles in his NFL debut in game 8 at Det. (11/11)
Spent 1st 8 weeks on practice squad before being signed to active roster
2000: (with Cleveland) Spent training camp with the Browns
1999: (with New England) Spent portion of rookie season on the Patriots’ practice squad after signing with club as undrafted free agent
Two-year letterman at Oklahoma
Finished his career with 69 tackles, 4 INTs, 9 PD, 1 blocked PAT, and another returned for a safety
Ivy was a 2-year starter at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M prior to transfer
Tallied 52 tackles, 3 INTs and team-high 18 PD in final season at A&M
Added 51-yard punt return for a TD
Majored in sociology
Earned district MVP and All-State honors as senior at Moore (OK) HS
Started at RB and CB
Rushed for 1,614 yards and 21 TDs as a senior
Also lettered in track
Part of group of Buccaneers to visit MacDill Air Force Base in Florida on 9/10/02 to meet and honor men and women of United States Armed Forces for efforts in defending the U.S.
Corey won the 2006 Ed Block Courage Award, voted on by teammates and given annually to players who display a commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage
Corey took part in “Shop with a Raven,” when players hosted dependants of military personnel and took the children shopping with $100 gift certificates for the holidays in Dec. 2006
Ivy was also a personal shopper at the 2nd annual Holiday Helpers, hosted by teammates Derrick Mason, Kyle Boller and Samari Rolle in Dec. 2006
Ivy took part in the Football 101 Festival, where he signed autographs and participated in fan forums on 11/13/06
Helped build a house as part of the Sandtown Habitat for Humanity in Sep. 2006
Was named the 2006 Ravens Roost Unsung Hero Award winner
Participated in A Purple Evening, a night that included football basics, autographs and fan forums at M&T Bank Stadium in Oct. 2007
Corey attended An Evening Ringside, a charity boxing event benefiting the Jonathan Ogden Foundation in Nov. 2007
He also participated in Ravens annual Spring Football Festival where he signed autographs and spoke at fan forums in April, 2008
Corey married the former Emilia Downs on April 22, 2006
The couple have a daughter, Blaise, born Sep. 14, 2007
