Bleeding Green Nation
Cheers to the Super Bowl winning defensive end and his impressive 10-year NFL career.
There are plenty of storylines for the Eagles heading into their Thursday night matchup against the Commanders, but notably, the team announced that former draft pick Vinny Curry will officially retire from the NFL and serve as the team’s honorary captain.
The defensive end was drafted by the Eagles in 2012 and went on to play six seasons in Philly before playing elsewhere. Curry was one of the salary cap victims coming off the Super Bowl victory, and ended up in Tampa Bay for one season before an emotional reunion with the Eagles in 2019. The team re-signed him in 2020, with Curry later explaining one of the reasons he returned to Philly was due to the loss of his brother from COVID, Vinny wanted to play somewhere that felt like family.
He went on to sign with the Jets in 2021, but never actually saw the field that season. During his medical exam with the team, they discovered the DE had a rare blood disorder that required treatment and for his spleen to be removed. Curry made a full recovery and was back on the field in Week 6 of the 2022 season for the Jets. That ended up being the final year of his NFL career, and the former Eagles draft pick finished with 209 total tackles, 93 QB hits, 32.5 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries.
Curry grew up an Eagles fan, and getting drafted by, and now retiring from, the organization is really special.
The Eagles have been on the road a lot so far this season, but when they have played at Lincoln Financial Field, they’ve definitely found ways to make it a celebration. The DE is the second Philly legend from the Super Bowl-winning team to retire this season, the first being Nick Foles — not to mention the team inducting LeSean McCoy into the Eagles’ Hall of Fame.
Cheers to Vinny Curry and his impactful 10-year NFL career.
