Chris Ivory

**Chris Ivory** (born March 22, 1988) is an American football former professional running back. He played parts of nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Washington State and at Tiffin University in Ohio.

## Early years

Ivory played both football and track and field in high school at Longview High School in Longview, Texas.

## College career

Ivory played three years for Washington State. Because of injuries, he did not get to play as much as he could have. In 22 games, he rushed 91 times for 534 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also had 23 kickoff returns, averaging 22.8 yards. In August 2009, Ivory was kicked off the Washington State team.

Ivory then went to Tiffin, a Division II school in Tiffin, Ohio, whose team was coached by Dave Walkosky. Walkosky had been a Washington State assistant coach. In Ivory's final year of college football, he had 39 rushes for 223 yards in five games before hurting his knee, which ended his season. Walkosky tried to get a medical redshirt exemption for Ivory, which would have let Ivory play another year, but he did not get one. Even though he did not play much at Tiffin, some NFL scouts saw Ivory's performance and speed, and some people thought he could become the first Tiffin player to be picked in the NFL Draft. However, this did not happen.

### New Orleans Saints

Ivory was not drafted, but he reached a deal with the Saints immediately after the draft, and signed as a free agent on May 3, 2010. He played well in training camp and preseason games. This included a good game against the San Diego Chargers that included a 76-yard touchdown on a swing pass. Chris Ivory made the Saints 53 man roster after beating out Ladell Betts for the last running back position with a great preseason performance.

### New York Jets

On April 26, 2013, the Saints traded Ivory to the New York Jets in exchange for a fourth round draft pick.

### Jacksonville Jaguars

On April 26, 2013, Ivory signed a three-year contract to join the Jacksonville Jaguars.

### Buffalo Bills

On March 6, 2018, Ivory signed a $5.5 million; two-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.

He was released from the Bills on March 27, 2019.

## Related pages

- Texas

## Other websites

- New Orleans Saints bio page
- Washington State Cougars bio page

## Infobox (nfl player)

- **name**: Chris Ivory
- **image**: Chris ivory jets2015.jpg
- **image size**: 280px
- **caption**: Ivory with the New York Jets in 2015
- **number**: 33
- **position**: Running back
- **birth place**: Longview, Texas
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 0
- **weight lbs**: 223
- **high school**: Longview High School, Longview (Longview, Texas)
- **college**: Tiffin Dragons football, Tiffin / Washington State Cougars football, Washington State
- **undraftedyear**: 2010
- **pastteams**: *New Orleans Saints (–)
*New York Jets (–)
*Jacksonville Jaguars (–)
*Buffalo Bills ()
- **status**: Active
- **highlights**: * Pro Bowl (2016 Pro Bowl, 2015)
* PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team (2010)
- **statlabel1**: Rushing yards
- **statvalue1**: 5,237
- **statlabel2**: Rushing average
- **statvalue2**: 4.3
- **statlabel3**: Rushing touchdowns
- **statvalue3**: 29
- **statlabel4**: Receptions
- **statvalue4**: 107
- **statlabel5**: Receiving yards
- **statvalue5**: 948
- **statlabel6**: Receiving touchdowns
- **statvalue6**: 3
- **nfl**: IVO253611