Vincent Curry is a defensive end with the New York Jets of the National Football League in American football. He weighs 127 kg and is 1.91 meters tall. He attended Neptune High. He had a career-high 12 sacks while playing college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd at Marshall University from 2007 to 2011.
He had 74 tackles, 11 sacks, and 6 caused fumbles as a senior in 2011. They earned the sixth-highest overall total of sacks with 11, and they forced the second-most fumbles in the country with 6. Since Albert McClellan in 2006, he was the first member of the Marshall team to win the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year honor.
Curry was chosen by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. In May 2012, he agreed to a four-year contract with the organization. He and the Eagles agreed to a contract deal in February 2016 that would pay him $47.5 million over five years, $23 million of which was guaranteed. In Super Bowl LII, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots.
He contributed four tackles to the win. He agreed to a $33 million, three-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in March 2018. He was released by the Buccaneers in February 2019. He and the Eagles reached a further one-year agreement in August 2020. In March 2021, he signed a contract with the New York Jets.
Where did Vinny Curry attend college?
Vinny Curry attended Marshall University and played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd.