Arthur Moats
Moats with the Bills in 2011
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| No. 55 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 14, 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Portsmouth (VA) Churchland | ||||||||||||
| College: | James Madison | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 6 / Pick: 178 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 218 |
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| Sacks: | 16.5 |
| Forced fumbles: | 4 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 4 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Arthur Moats (born March 14, 1988) is an American football outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Moats played college football at James Madison, where he was team captain. He is well known for delivering the hit on Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre that ended Favre's streak of consecutive starts the following week at 297.
Moats was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and was raised in Portsmouth, Virginia, where he attended Churchland High School and graduated in 2006. He graduated from James Madison University with a degree in political science. Moats is currently in his second year of earning his master's degree online, saying he values education greatly. His father is a former marine and current high school math teacher.
Moats finished his career at James Madison University with 208 tackles. He played in all of his team's games as a true freshman. He started only 5 games as a sophomore, but became a full-time starter for his junior and senior years. Moats won the 2009 Buck Buchanan Award as the top FCS defensive player.
Moats was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round, 178th overall, in the 2010 NFL Draft. He is the only Buck Buchanan Award winner to be drafted by the Bills. In the Bills 3-4 defensive scheme, he moved from defensive end to inside linebacker, which is an unusual position change considering most defensive ends move to outside linebacker in 3-4 defensive schemes. After several weeks of failing to generate a consistent pass rush, Bills head coach Chan Gailey decided to move Moats to his more natural position of outside linebacker to utilize his pass rushing skill set.
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