Name Quentin Moses Sacks: 2.5 Career start 2007 | Tackles: 17 Weight 118 kg Height 1.96 m | |
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Date of birth: (1983-11-18) November 18, 1983 (age 32) NFL draft: 2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65 Education Cedar Shoals High School, University of Georgia | ||
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.
Contents
- QUENTIN MOSES TRIBUTE
- Early years
- Awards and honors
- Statistics
- Oakland Raiders
- Arizona Cardinals
- Miami Dolphins
- Death
- References
QUENTIN MOSES TRIBUTE
Early years
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.
Awards and honors
Statistics
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
Oakland Raiders
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.
Arizona Cardinals
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.
Miami Dolphins
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.
Death
On February 12, 2017, Moses died battling a house fire in Monroe, Georgia. With his best friend Xavier Godard's wife Andria Godard and their daughter Jasmine Godard; Moses was later taken to a hospital where he later died. He was 33.