Moses with the Dolphins in 2009
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Position: | Defensive end / Outside Linebacker | ||||||||
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Birth name: | Quentin Omario Moses | ||||||||
Date of birth: | November 18, 1983 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Athens, Georgia | ||||||||
Date of death: | February 12, 2017 | (aged 33)||||||||
Place of death: | Monroe, Georgia | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Athens (GA) Cedar Shoals | ||||||||
College: | Georgia | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65 | ||||||||
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Tackles: | 17 |
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Sacks: | 2.5 |
Forced fumbles: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Quentin Omario Moses (November 18, 1983 – February 12, 2017) was an American football outside linebacker and defensive ends coach for Reinhardt University. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 3rd round of the 2007 NFL draft.
Moses attended Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia. He was a prepStar All-Southeast Region, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 in Georgia, and named to Athens Banner-Herald All-Northeast Georgia team senior season as a defensive end. He was highly recruited as a basketball player before his decision to focus solely on football.
Key: GP - games played; Total - total tackles; Solo - solo tackles; Ast - assisted tackles; TFL - tackles for loss; Sck - quarterback sacks; FF - forced fumbles; FR - fumble recoveries; INT - interceptions; PD - passes defensed; TD - touchdowns
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the first pick in the third round and was cut on September 1. Moses was the highest drafted player in the league not to make a roster on opening day.
Moses was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals on September 2, 2007. but was in turn released by the Cardinals on October 16, 2007.
Moses was signed by the Miami Dolphins on October 23, 2007. He recorded his first career full sack on November 26, bringing down Ben Roethlisberger during a Monday Night Football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
An exclusive-rights free agent in the 2009 offseason, Moses was re-signed on March 31, 2009, to a one-year, $460,000 contract with the Dolphins.