Sedrick Irvin
No. 33 | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Date of birth: | March 30, 1978 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||
Height: | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||||||||||||
Weight: | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1999 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Player stats at PFR |
Sedrick Irvin (born March 30, 1978) is the head football coach for Westminster Christian School in Palmetto Bay, Florida.[1] He was previously the running backs coach for the University of Memphis.[2]
Contents
Early years
Irvin played high school football at Miami Southridge High School and Miami High School,[3] where he was named a USA Today All-American in 1995. He played college football at Michigan State where he was well known for his jukes and stutter steps while en route to 1,000 yard rushing seasons in each of his 3 seasons there. Irvin left MSU after his junior season with the fourth most rushing yards in school history to enter the NFL draft.
His Sophomore season in 1997 he ran for 1211 yards on 231 carries and scored 9 TD.
As a Junior in 1998 he ran for 1167 yards on 272 carries and scored 10 TD.
Professional playing career
Irvin fell to the fourth round in the 1999 NFL Draft due to scouts citing that he was too slow for the NFL game. He proved those critics wrong when he led the Detroit Lions in touchdowns his rookie year while backing up James Stewart. After two years in which he was beset by injuries, the Lions let Irvin go. He signed with the Miami Dolphins in hopes of returning to the NFL, but never saw game time. He also played in NFL Europe and the Arena Football League where he played linebacker and fullback, both positions new to him.
Coaching career
He was formerly an assistant coach at Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami. From 2008-2009, he worked under head coach Nick Saban at the University of Alabama. During his acceptance speech for the Heisman Trophy, Alabama running back Mark Ingram thanked Irvin for helping him throughout his college career. On January 14, 2010, Irvin was named the running backs coach for the Memphis Tigers[4] On March 6, 2011 he was hired as the new head football coach for Westminster Christian School. April 2016 Sedrick Irvin was hired to the East Carolina University coaching staff.
Personal
Sedrick Irvin is married with two sons. Irvin is the cousin of former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and Hall of Famer Michael Irvin.
External links
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/29/2973096/westminster-christians-tim-irvin.html
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- NFL player with coaching information
- NFL player using deprecated currentteam parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- Infobox NFL player with debut/final parameters
- Pages using infobox NFL player with dbf parameter
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Miami, Florida
- Players of American football from Florida
- American football running backs
- Michigan State Spartans football players
- Detroit Lions players
- Alabama Crimson Tide football coaches
- Memphis Tigers football coaches