He played for the Miami Dolphins from 1993 to 1995 and the Philadelphia Eagles from 1996 to 1998. Fryar played for the Washington Redskins from 1999 to 2000. He was a five time Pro-Bowl selection and a two time second-team All-Pro. Fryar won the Bart Starr Man of the Year Award in 1998. He was selected to the New England Patriots All-1980s Team and the New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team. In August 2015, Irving Fryar was sentenced to serve five years in prison as a result of a mortgage scam that was perpetrated by Irving and his mother.