[1] He attended Boca Raton High School and played football, basketball and track & field.
After going undrafted in the 2001 NFL draft, Ivy spent time on the practice squads of the New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals.
Ivy began his career in the Arena Football League playing for the Detroit Fury in 2003, but suffered an injury during training camp.
[7] He went to the Steelers 2003 training camp[8] and suffered a pre-season concussion from a helmet-to-helmet hit by Dallas Cowboys strong safety Darren Woodson.
[1] In 2010, he became the wide receivers coach at Park Vista Community High School in Lake Worth, Florida.
In 2011, he became a Physical Education coach at Don Estridge High Tech Middle School in Boca Raton, Florida.