Jay Moore
{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jay Moore
| image =
| caption =
| number = 44
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|8|16}}
| birth_place = Elkhorn, Nebraska, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 256
| high_school = Elkhorn (NE)
| college = Nebraska
| draftyear = 2007
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 104
| pastteams =
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
- St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2010}})*
- Omaha Nighthawks ({{UFL Year|2010}}–{{UFL Year|2012}})
| highlights =
}}
Jay Moore (born August 16, 1983) is an American former professional football defensive end. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round in the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
He was also a member of the St. Louis Rams, Tennessee Titans, and Omaha Nighthawks.
Early life
Moore attended Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn, Nebraska. In High School Moore played tailback and linebacker. He was a member of the Omaha World-Herald's Super Six team, Moore registered 92 carries for 822 yards (8.9 avg) and scored 16 touchdowns in five games. He rushed for 1,742 yards and 31 touchdowns (8.8 avg) in 2000
College career
In 37 games at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln of which he played in, 30 were games that he was a starter. He had 103 tackles, 12 sacks, 8 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and one interception. His 38 career tackles behind the line of scrimmage tied Mike Rucker (1995–99) for sixth on the University of Nebraska's all-time record list.
Professional career
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| weight = 274
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| ten split = 1.59
| twenty split = 2.70
| shuttle = 4.35
| cone drill = 7.19
| vertical = 34
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 10
| bench = 26
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| note = 40 (and splits) from Nebraska Pro Day, all others from NFL Combine.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
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=San Francisco 49ers=
On September 1, 2007, Moore was placed on the San Francisco 49ers' injured reserve list{{cite web|url=http://www.sf49ers.com/pressbox/news_detail.php?PRKey=3353§ion=PR+Transactions|title=49ers.com - The Official Site of the San Francisco 49ers|publisher=}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} after suffering a severe high-ankle sprain in the final game of the pre-season.
Moore is recovered from the high ankle sprain that cost him his whole rookie year.{{cite web|url=http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/49ers/archives/011606.html|title=Looking for Moore at outside linebacker|publisher=|access-date=2008-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218121344/http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/49ers/archives/011606.html|archive-date=2012-02-18|url-status=dead}}
=St. Louis Rams=
Moore was signed to the St. Louis Rams practice squad on September 30, 2009.
=Tennessee Titans=
After his contract with the Rams expired at the end of the season, Moore signed a future contract with the Tennessee Titans on January 13, 2010. He was cut on July 9, 2010.
=Dallas Cowboys=
Moore agreed to sign with Dallas on July 23, 2010.{{cite web |title=Cowboys sign LB Jay Moore |url=http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/07/cowboys-sign-lb-jay-moore.html |publisher=DallasNews |date=2010-07-23 |accessdate=2010-07-23}} However, the next day, he decided that he did not want to play football and backed out of the deal. He was never officially signed.
Post-football career
Moore is current a radio host for Hail Varsity Radio, a sports talk show aired on several AM radio stations in Nebraska.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=moorejay001 Just Sports Stats]
- [http://www.ufl-football.com/omaha-nighthawks/player-roster-7 United Football League bio]{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:Players of American football from Omaha, Nebraska
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
Category:San Francisco 49ers players
Category:St. Louis Rams players