Sio Moore

Snorsio Alston "Sio"Moore (born 2 May 1990) is aLiberian former professional player ofAmerican football who was alinebacker in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theUConn Huskies. Moore was selected by theOakland Raiders in the third round of the2013 NFL draft. He was also a member of theIndianapolis Colts,Kansas City Chiefs,Arizona Cardinals, andHouston Texans.

Sio Moore

Moore with the Indianapolis Colts in 2016

No. 55, 51, 54

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Born:

(1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (age 34)
Monrovia, Liberia

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: 3rd round, 66th pick

Career history

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

PFWA All-Rookie Team (2013)
First-team All-Big East (2012)

Career NFL statistics

Total tackles:	218
Sacks:	7.5
Forced fumbles:	4
Stats atPro Football Reference

Early life

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Moore was born inLiberia inWest Africa, and moved to theWest Haven, Connecticut when he was a child.^[1] He attendedApex High School inApex, North Carolina, where he was a letterman infootball andtrack. He playedfootball as alinebacker,running back andfullback. He earned All-area and All-Tri Seven Football League honors as a fullback and linebacker as a senior.

Prior to signing withConnecticut, Moore made a visit to their summer camp inStorrs, Connecticut, where he was timed at 4.54 in the40-yard dash, 4.41 in theshort shuttle, had a 38.5-inch (99 cm)vertical jump,broad jumped 10-foot-2 (3.13 m) and ran the100-meter dash in 11.1 seconds.^[2]

Regarded only as a two-star prospect grade by bothRivals.com andScout.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

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While attending theUniversity of Connecticut, he played for theConnecticut Huskies football team from 2008 to 2012. During his college career, he totaled 274 tackles, 16quarterback sacks and fourinterceptions. Following his senior season in 2012, he was a first-team All-Big East Conference selection and was invited to play in both theEast-West Shrine Game and theSenior Bowl.^[4]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft0+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 fromNFL Combine^[5]

Oakland Raiders

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Moore was selected by theOakland Raiders in the third round, with the 66th overall pick, of the2013 NFL draft.^[6] On 27 October 2013, Moore picked up 2 sacks and 5 tackles in a 21-18 win against thePittsburgh Steelers. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.^[7]

Indianapolis Colts

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On 4 September 2015, Moore was traded to theIndianapolis Colts for a sixth round pick (Cory James) in the2016 NFL draft.^[8] He was released by the Colts on 4 October 2016.^[9]

Kansas City Chiefs

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Moore was signed by theKansas City Chiefs on 7 October 2016.^[10] On 1 November 2016, he was released by the Chiefs.^[11]

Arizona Cardinals

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On 22 November 2016, Moore was signed by theArizona Cardinals.^[12]

Houston Texans

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On 3 June 2017, Moore signed with theHouston Texans.^[13] On 1 September 2017, he was released by the Texans.^[14]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	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
2016	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