Derek Christopher (DC) Curry (born September 5, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is a former American football linebacker. He was a nationally recruited high school football and baseball player. He entered the National Football League by signing to the Miami Dolphins and then the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at Notre Dame where he was a Team Captain and an honorable mention All-American middle linebacker. He graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in Management Information System and Theology.