Matt Moore (American football)

Matthew Erickson Moore (born August 9, 1984 in Van Nuys, California) is an American Football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. Moore was not drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA and Oregon State.

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Moore with the Miami Dolphins in 2011
Free agent
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1984-08-09) August 9, 1984 (age 40)
Van Nuys, California
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Career information
High school:Hart (Newhall, California)
College:Oregon State
Undrafted:2007
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career statistics as of 2017
Passing attempts:983
Passing completions:586
Completion percentage:59.6
TDINT:45–36
Passing yards:6,938
Passer rating:81.2
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Dallas Cowboys

After the 2007 NFL Draft, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys but was released from the team on September 1.

Carolina Panthers

Matt Moore first played in a regular season game on October 27th, 2007 with the Carolina Panthers after David Carr left the game with an injury. In the last game of the 2008 NFL preseason, Matt Moore was injured and did not play during the 2008 NFL season. During the 2009 NFL Season, Moore started five games and threw 8 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. At the start of the 2010 NFL season, he was the starter but after throwing 4 interceptions in the first 2 games he was replaced by Jimmy Clausen.[1] Then he sat out for three straight games before becoming the starter again after Clausen's poor play. In week 9, he was injured and his season ended.

Miami Dolphins

On July 28, 2011, the Miami Dolphins signed Moore to be Chad Henne's back up. On October 2, Henne was injured and Moore came into the game in the first quarter. He finished the game 17 of 26 for 167 passing yards and 1 interception.[2] He started his first game with the Dolphins on October 19 against the New York Jets. In 13 games (and 12 starts), Moore finished the season with 2,497 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions.

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References

  1. Burlin, Mark (25 April 2010). "For the Carolina Panthers, It's Open QB Season". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  2. "Matt Moore - Miami Dolphins". Yahoo! Sports (Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo!). https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/8544. Retrieved 7 April 2012.