Mortty Ivy
![]() Ivy during the homecoming game his junior season | |||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Monroeville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | April 26, 1986||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 239 lb (108 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
College: | West Virginia | ||
Undrafted: | 2009 | ||
Career history | |||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Mortty Ivy (born April 26, 1986) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at West Virginia.
Ivy was originally signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He subsequently spent time as a member of the St. Louis Rams, Miami Dolphins, and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Early years
Ivy played
College career
Ivy enrolled at West Virginia in 2004, spending the year as a redshirt.
As a redshirt-freshman in
An injury limited Ivy's participation in 2006, as he amassed 26 tackles on the season.
Ivy emerged as a starter in 2007. His first start came against Western Michigan, where he amassed a career-high 11 tackles, two sacks, and forced a fumble on the goal line that was recovered for a West Virginia touchdown, earning him the Big East Player of the Week honors. At the end of the regular season, he earned the team's Coaches Contribution Award. In the Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma, Ivy recorded four tackles.
Ivy finished his junior season with 89 tackles, six sacks, one interception, three forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery for a touchdown. His forced fumbles led the team, while his tackles were second on the team, behind linebacker Reed Williams, and his sacks were third on the team.
During the early stages of spring practice in prior to the
In the first game of the season, a 48-21 victory over
Ivy finished his season as a First-team All-Big East selection and WVU's Defensive Player of the Year selection - finishing the season with 90 tackles, seven tackles-for-a-loss, three interceptions, and a fumble recovery.
Professional career
Pre-draft
Following the conclusion of his senior season at
Carolina Panthers
Following the draft Ivy signed a free agent contract with the
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ivy was signed on to the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad in 2011. He was signed to active roster on October 30.
Ivy was waived by the Steelers on August 27, 2012 due to injury.
Western PA Wildcatz
Ivy is currently playing for the Western PA Wildcatz in the Premier Amateur Football League, a semi-professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pa. The WPA Wildcatz are the 2016 national champions and ranked #1 in the country. They compete in AAA semi-pro football.