Sio Moore
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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Born: | Monrovia, Liberia | 2 May 1990||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Apex (Apex, North Carolina, U.S.) | ||||||||
College: | Connecticut (2008–2012) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2013 / round: 3 / pick: 66 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Snorsio Alston "Sio" Moore (born 2 May 1990) is a Liberian former 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
[edit]Moore was born in Liberia in West Africa, and moved to the West Haven, Connecticut when he was a child.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
College career
[edit]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.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.65 s | 1.58 s | 2.64 s | 4.31 s | 7.49 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) |
29 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[5] |
Oakland Raiders
[edit]Moore was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round, with the 66th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL draft.[6] 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.[7]
Indianapolis Colts
[edit]On 4 September 2015, Moore was traded to the Indianapolis Colts for a sixth round pick (Cory James) in the 2016 NFL draft.[8] He was released by the Colts on 4 October 2016.[9]
Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]Moore was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on 7 October 2016.[10] On 1 November 2016, he was released by the Chiefs.[11]
Arizona Cardinals
[edit]On 22 November 2016, Moore was signed by the Arizona Cardinals.[12]
Houston Texans
[edit]On 3 June 2017, Moore signed with the Houston Texans.[13] On 1 September 2017, he was released by the Texans.[14]
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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 | |
46 | 29 | 218 | 164 | 54 | 7.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Frank, Vincent (26 April 2013). "Sio Moore: 5 things you need to know about the Connecticut OLB". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ Bryan, Dave (12 April 2013). "Steelers 2013 Draft – Connecticut LB Sio Moore Scouting Report Profile". SteelersDepot.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Rivals: Sio Moore". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Connecticut Huskies: Sio Moore". UConnHuskies.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Sio Moore". NFL.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "2013 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Wesseling, Chris (4 September 2015). "Sio Moore traded by Raiders to Colts for draft pick". NFL.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". Colts.com. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ Teicher, Adam (7 October 2016). "Chiefs turn to veteran Sio Moore in quest for help at LB". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ Paylor, Terez (1 November 2016). "Chiefs release Sam Barrington, Sio Moore". KansasCity.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ Urban, Darren (22 November 2016). "Cardinals add vet LB Sio Moore". Blog.AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (3 June 2017). "Texans sign Sio Moore, and Flipper Anderson's son". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Oakland Raiders bio Archived 22 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- UConn Huskies bio Archived 10 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American football linebackers
- Arizona Cardinals players
- UConn Huskies football players
- Houston Texans players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Liberian emigrants to the United States
- Liberian players of American football
- Oakland Raiders players
- People from Apex, North Carolina
- Sportspeople from Wake County, North Carolina
- Players of American football from North Carolina
- Sportspeople from Monrovia