Vinny Curry: A True Philadelphia Eagle
Even before Vinny Curry would take any snaps in the NFL, the New Jersey native always represented the Eagles in the best fashion.
The Philadelphia Eagles were able to reach an agreement and re-sign Curry to a one-year deal worth $1.3 million.
Baring incentives, Curry can earn up to $2 million in 2020. This will technically be Curry’s third stint in midnight green after the team did not retain him at the start of Free Agency. Curry was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers back in 2018 but returned to Philly proceeding the season.
Curry was originally drafted by the Birds under the Andy Reid regime with the 59th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Curry played College Football at Marshall and decided to dedicate his jersey number (75) to the 75 people who lost their lives during Marshall’s infamous plane crash back in 1970.
As a member of the Birds, Curry has provided a ton of pressure to opposing offenses over the years. Curry’s best season came in 2014, where he registered a career-high 9.0 sacks as a rotational right-end.
Curry’s career stat line reads something like this:
- 178 Total tackles
- 43 TFL’s
- 29.5 Sacks
- 82 QB hits
Curry was also a member of the Eagles 2017 Super Bowl team.
Since Curry hails from Neptune, New Jersey, he has always supported the Birds (despite growing up in a household full of NY Giants fans).
Curry has expressed that the Eagles were indeed his favorite team growing up:
“The Eagle defense at one point in time was sickening, you know, with Troy Vincent, Bobby Taylor, Brian Dawkins, right there, Trot (Jeremiah Trotter), D-line had Big Hugh (Douglas), it was crazy, and I just used to picture myself on Sundays — that’s going to be me one day,” Curry said.
“To see everything come through and fall through like this is…it’s so mind-blowing”
This signing now provides depth to the defensive-end spot behind Brandon Graham and Derek Barnett. Having an established pass rusher coming off the bench will allow the defensive line to not miss a beat, no matter who is included in the rotation. It obviously helps since Curry has played in Schwartz’s system for a total of three years among his eight seasons.
Last year, Curry provided a huge spark whenever his number was called upon. His stat line included:
- 27 Tackles
- 5 TFL’S
- 5 Sacks
- 12 QB hits
Although Curry did not start any games in 2020, he still placed third on the team in sacks, only behind the aforementioned Brandon Graham and Derek Barnett.
The Eagles defensive line rotation looks pretty solid rolling into 2020:
- DE: Brandon Graham, Derek Barnett, Vinny Curry, Josh Sweat, Genard Avery
- DT: Fletcher Cox, Javon Hargrave, Malik Jackson, Hassan Ridgeway
It is apparent that the Eagles edge rushers play a big role in getting after the QB in this scheme, so re-signing a familiar face in Curry should not come as too much of a surprise.
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