Moore at the Saints' Super Bowl victory parade in 2010
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | August 31, 1983 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Westerville, Ohio | ||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Westerville (OH) South | ||||||||
College: | Toledo | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||
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Receptions: | 389 |
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Receiving yards: | 4,816 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 44 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Lance Andrew Moore (born August 31, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver who played over ten seasons professionally in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Toledo. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Moore joined the New Orleans Saints in 2006 and played with them for eight seasons, and was a member of the 2009 Super Bowl championship team. He has also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Detroit Lions.
Moore attended Westerville South High School (Ohio) and set state high school records for receptions (103) and touchdown catches (24) during his senior year. BC Lions wide receiver Nick Moore is his younger brother.
As a receiver for the University of Toledo, Moore compiled 2,776 yards and 25 touchdowns on 222 receptions in 50 career games from 2001 to 2004. He also had 902 kick return yards and 399 punt return yards with two punt returns for touchdown.
In the 2004 Mid-American Conference championship, he caught three of Bruce Gradkowski's four touchdown throws in a victory against Miami University.
Moore was also the only person in Toledo school history to gain over 1,000 yards twice and set a school single season mark with 14 touchdown receptions as a senior. Moore was twice elected as a first-team All-Mid American Conference player.
Moore majored in business at Toledo.
Lance Moore was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns on April 29, 2005. He was later released and then signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad.