Bruce Irvin

Bruce Irvin

LB

#51

Experience: 9 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 32

Weight: 258 lbs

College: West Virginia

2019 SEASON

TCKLS

22
SCK

8.5
FF

1
INT

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WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	FF	OPP FR
17	Saints	L 10 - 42	1	0	1	0		0	0
16	@Colts	L 6 - 38	3	3	0	2		0	0
15	Seahawks	L 24 - 30	4	2	2	1		0	0
14	@Falcons	L 20 - 40	2	0	2	0		0	0
13	Redskins	L 21 - 29	3	1	2	1		0	1
12	@Saints	L 31 - 34	3	2	1	1		0	0
11	Falcons	L 3 - 29	2	1	1	0		0	0
10	@Packers	L 16 - 24	4	3	1	0		0	0
9	Titans	W 30 - 20	1	0	1	0		0	0
8	@49ers	L 13 - 51	4	4	0	2	1	0	0
6	@Buccaneers	W 37 - 26	3	1	2	0.5		1	0	1
5	Jaguars	W 34 - 27	2	1	1	0		0	0
4	@Texans	W 16 - 10	2	2	0	1		0	0
3	@Cardinals	W 38 - 20
2	Buccaneers	L 14 - 20
1	Rams	L 27 - 30

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2012	Seattle Seahawks	16	0	16	10	6	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2013	Seattle Seahawks	12	12	39	30	9	2	0	2	1	8	8	8	0	1	0
2014	Seattle Seahawks	15	13	33	20	13	6.5	0	3	2	84	42	49	2	1	0
2015	Seattle Seahawks	15	12	38	22	16	5.5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2016	Oakland Raiders	16	16	54	44	10	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
2017	Oakland Raiders	16	16	54	34	20	8		3						4
2018	Oakland Raiders	8	6	6	6	0	3		0						1
2018	Atlanta Falcons	8	3	11	8	3	3.5		0						0
2019	Carolina Panthers	13	12	34	20	14	8.5	1	1						1	1
TOTAL		119	90	285	194	91	52	1	12	3	92	30.7	49	2	16	3

Biography

Signed by Seattle on April 23, 2020.

TRANSACTIONS:

04/26/12: Drafted by Seattle (1st, 15th overall)
08/31/13: Suspended by Commissioner-Less than One Year
09/30/13: Suspension Lifted by Commissioner
03/10/16: Signed by Oakland as a UFA
11/03/18: Released by Oakland
11/08/18: Signed by Atlanta as a FA
03/19/19: Signed by Carolina as a UFA
04/23/20: Signed by Seattle as a UFA

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Has recorded eight or more sacks three times in his career, including last season in Carolina when he had a career-high 8.5 sacks, 36 tackles, one forced fumble and one pass defensed, and has recorded at least 5.5 sacks in six-consecutive seasons.

• The No. 15 overall pick in 2012 led all rookies with 8.0 sacks, then transitioned to strongside linebacker in 2013, starting 37 games over the next four seasons as part of a defense that became the first in the Super Bowl era to lead the NFL in scoring defense for four straight years.

• Helped Seattle to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances (2013-14) including a Super Bowl XLVIII championship, the first in franchise history.

• Tied the NFL lead and Oakland's franchise record with six forced fumbles in 2016.

COLLEGE: Played in 26 games with six starts at West Virginia over two seasons, recording 61 tackles, 22.5 sacks, five forced fumbles and one pass defensed. Sack total ranked fifth in school history. Named All-Big East Conference first-team by the league's coaches following 2011 season. Led the Big East and ranked second in the nation with 14 sacks as a junior in 2010. Named All-Big East Conference second-team by the league's coaches and selected All-American honorable mention by Sports Illustrated.

PERSONAL: Attended Stockbridge High in Atlanta, Ga. and played three games at wide receiver during his sophomore year. Transferred to Stephenson High in Stone Mountain but did not play football. Played one season for Mt. San Antonio Junior College in Walnut, Calif. Majored in sociology and anthropology at West Virginia and earned his degree in 2018.

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2019 SEASON

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