Sio Moore
{{Short description|Liberian gridiron football player (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Sio Moore
| image = Sio Moore.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Moore with the Indianapolis Colts in 2016
| current_team =
| number = 55, 51, 54
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|5|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Monrovia, Liberia
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 245
| high_school = Apex {{nowrap|(Apex, North Carolina, U.S.)}}
| college = Connecticut (2008–2012)
| draftyear = 2013
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 66
| pastteams = * Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2016}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2016}})
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
| status =
| highlights = * PFWA All-Rookie Team (2013)
- First-team All-Big East (2012)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 218
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 7.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 4
| pfr = MoorSi00
}}
Snorsio Alston "Sio" Moore (born 2 May 1990) is a Liberian former professional player of American football who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UConn Huskies. Moore was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals, and Houston Texans.
Early life
Moore was born in Liberia in West Africa, and moved to the West Haven, Connecticut when he was a child.{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1614059-sio-moore-5-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-connecticut-olb/page/5#|title=Sio Moore: 5 things you need to know about the Connecticut OLB|last=Frank|first=Vincent|work=BleacherReport.com|date=26 April 2013|access-date=2 November 2016}} He attended Apex High School in Apex, North Carolina, where he was a letterman in football and track. He played football as a linebacker, running back and fullback. He earned All-area and All-Tri Seven Football League honors as a fullback and linebacker as a senior.
Prior to signing with Connecticut, Moore made a visit to their summer camp in Storrs, Connecticut, where he was timed at 4.54 in the 40-yard dash, 4.41 in the short shuttle, had a 38.5-inch (99 cm) vertical jump, broad jumped 10-foot-2 (3.13 m) and ran the 100-meter dash in 11.1 seconds.{{cite web|url=http://www.steelersdepot.com/2013/04/steelers-2013-draft-connecticut-lb-sio-moore-scouting-report-profile|title=Steelers 2013 Draft – Connecticut LB Sio Moore Scouting Report Profile|last=Bryan|first=Dave|work=SteelersDepot.com|date=12 April 2013|access-date=2 November 2016}}
Regarded only as a two-star prospect grade by both Rivals.com and Scout.com, Moore was ranked No. 50 among the nation’s weak-side linebackers. He signed his national letter of intent to attend Connecticut on 12 July 2007.{{cite web|url=https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/maple/70216|title=Rivals: Sio Moore|work=Rivals.com|access-date=2 November 2016}}
College career
While attending the University of Connecticut, he played for the Connecticut Huskies football team from 2008 to 2012. During his college career, he totaled 274 tackles, 16 quarterback sacks and four interceptions. Following his senior season in 2012, he was a first-team All-Big East Conference selection and was invited to play in both the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl.{{cite web|url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sio_moore_405302.html|title=Connecticut Huskies: Sio Moore|work=UConnHuskies.com|access-date=2 November 2016|archive-date=10 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810114240/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sio_moore_405302.html|url-status=dead}}
Professional career
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0¾
| weight = 245
| dash = 4.65
| ten split = 1.58
| twenty split = 2.64
| shuttle = 4.31
| cone drill = 7.49
| vertical = 38
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 7
| bench = 29
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 33 5/8
| hand span = 10 1/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/sio-moore?id=2539220|title=NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Sio Moore|work=NFL.com|access-date=2 November 2016}}
}}
=Oakland Raiders=
Moore was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round, with the 66th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} On 27 October 2013, Moore picked up 2 sacks and 5 tackles in a 21-18 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL All-Rookie Team |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/nfl-all-rookie-2013.htm |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Indianapolis Colts=
On 4 September 2015, Moore was traded to the Indianapolis Colts for a sixth round pick (Cory James) in the 2016 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/sio-moore-traded-by-raiders-to-colts-for-draft-pick-0ap3000000522356|title=Sio Moore traded by Raiders to Colts for draft pick|last=Wesseling|first=Chris|work=NFL.com|date=4 September 2015|access-date=2 November 2016}} He was released by the Colts on 4 October 2016.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.colts.com/2016/10/04/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-167/|title=Indianapolis Colts make roster moves|work=Colts.com|date=4 October 2016|access-date=2 November 2016|archive-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107120821/http://blogs.colts.com/2016/10/04/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-167/|url-status=dead}}
=Kansas City Chiefs=
Moore was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on 7 October 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/kansas-city-chiefs/post/_/id/18645/chiefs-turn-to-veteran-sio-moore-in-quest-for-help-at-lb|title=Chiefs turn to veteran Sio Moore in quest for help at LB|last=Teicher|first=Adam|work=ESPN.com|date=7 October 2016|access-date=2 November 2016}} On 1 November 2016, he was released by the Chiefs.{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article111952392.html|title=Chiefs release Sam Barrington, Sio Moore|last=Paylor|first=Terez|work=KansasCity.com|date=1 November 2016|access-date=2 November 2016}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On 22 November 2016, Moore was signed by the Arizona Cardinals.{{cite web|title=Cardinals add vet LB Sio Moore|url=http://blog.azcardinals.com/2016/11/22/cardinals-add-vet-lb-sio-moore/|author=Urban, Darren|website=Blog.AZCardinals.com|date=22 November 2016|access-date=23 November 2016|archive-date=23 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123132333/http://blog.azcardinals.com/2016/11/22/cardinals-add-vet-lb-sio-moore/|url-status=dead}}
=Houston Texans=
On 3 June 2017, Moore signed with the Houston Texans.{{cite web|title=Texans sign Sio Moore, and Flipper Anderson's son|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/06/03/texans-sign-sio-moore-and-flipper-andersons-son/|author=Gantt, Darin|website=ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com|date=3 June 2017}} On 1 September 2017, he was released by the Texans.{{cite web|title=Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Transactions-Texans-down-to-53-man-roster/66026019-c0ba-4265-9447-6d6bbed1a110|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=2 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108032629/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Transactions-Texans-down-to-53-man-roster/66026019-c0ba-4265-9447-6d6bbed1a110|archive-date=8 January 2018|url-status=dead}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2013 | OAK
| 15 || 11 || 50 || 38 || 12 || 4.5 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | OAK
| 11 || 11 || 90 || 67 || 23 || 3.0 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | IND
| 12 || 0 || 13 || 9 || 4 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2" | 2016 | IND
| 4 || 4 || 30 || 25 || 5 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| ARI
| 4 || 3 || 35 || 25 || 10 || 0.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 46 | 29 | 218 | 164 | 54 | 7.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.raiders.com/team/roster/Sio-Moore/b83e428a-00d2-4d8c-a91a-4c85e1967e89 Oakland Raiders bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622004425/http://www.raiders.com/team/roster/sio-moore/b83e428a-00d2-4d8c-a91a-4c85e1967e89 |date=22 June 2013 }}
- [http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/moore_sio00.html UConn Huskies bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510131142/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/moore_sio00.html |date=10 May 2013 }}
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Category:American football linebackers
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Category:People from Apex, North Carolina
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