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| Position: | Wide receiver Punt returner | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1979-06-01)June 1, 1979 (age 45) Miami,Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Miami Carol City(Miami Gardens, Florida) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) (1997–2000) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2001: 1st round, 16th pick | ||||||||||||
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Santana Terrell Moss (born June 1, 1979) is an American former professionalfootball player who was awide receiver for 14 seasons in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theMiami Hurricanes, earning consensusAll-American honors. Moss was selected by theNew York Jets in the first round of the2001 NFL draft, where he spent four seasons with the team, before playing for theWashington Redskins for 10 seasons. Moss was selected as anAll-Pro in 2005.
Moss was born inMiami, Florida. He attendedMiami Carol City Senior High, and playedhigh school football for the Carol City Chiefs. He led the team with 25 receptions for 600 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior and amassed 450 yards on 12 kickoff returns with one return touchdown that year. Moss earned third-team all-state football honors following his senior season.
Moss attended theUniversity of Miami, and joined theMiami Hurricanes in 1997 as awalk-on, before being awarded ascholarship after the season's third game. He went on to break the Hurricanes' record (previously held byMichael Irvin) for most receiving yards (with 2,546 yards). He finished his 2000 senior season with 1,604 all-purpose yards, received first-team All-Big East Conference honors, and was recognized a consensus first-team All-American.[1] Moss also became the first player to earn Big East Offensive Player of the Year and Special Teams Player of the Year honors in the same season.
Moss is an important figure in Miami Hurricanes football history, generally considered (along with Irvin) to be one of the most accomplished wide receivers in the university's history. He graduated as the school's all-time leader in receiving yards (2,546), punt return yards (1,196), and all-purpose yards (4,394). Moss was interviewed about his time at the University of Miami for the documentaryThe U, which premiered December 12, 2009, onESPN. He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.
| Season | GP | Receiving | Punt Return | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 1997 | 8 | 14 | 269 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 11 | 30 | 631 | 8 | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 54 | 899 | 6 | 33 | 467 | 14.2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 11 | 45 | 748 | 5 | 36 | 655 | 18.2 | 4 |
| Totals | 42 | 143 | 2,547 | 19 | 77 | 1,196 | 15.5 | 6 |
Moss was also a standout track athlete for theMiami Carol City Senior High track team. He was a two-time state champion in the triple jump and won state title in the long jump during junior season. He set a school record in the triple jump with leap of 14.81 meters.
He also ran track for the Miami Hurricanes track and field team, and was named the "Most Outstanding Field Performer" for the 2000 Big East Outdoor Track and Field championships. He won thetriple jump at the 2000 Big East Championships, with a personal-best mark of 15.50 meters.[2]
| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 meters | 6.72 | South Bend, Indiana | February 4, 2000 |
| 100 meters | 10.70 | Villanova, Pennsylvania | May 2, 1999 |
| Event | Mark (meters) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Jump | 7.98 | Piscataway, New Jersey | May 6, 2000 |
| Triple jump | 15.50 | Piscataway, New Jersey | May 7, 2000 |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft9+5⁄8 in (1.77 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 29 in (0.74 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.31 s | 42.0 in (1.07 m) | |||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[3][4] | ||||||||||||
Moss was a first round (16th overall) pick in the2001 NFL draft by theNew York Jets out of theUniversity of Miami.[5]
In the2001 season, Moss made his NFL debut in Week 10 against theMiami Dolphins.Moss made his first career catch in Week 12 against theNew England Patriots.
In the2002 season, Moss made his first career start in Week 1 against theBuffalo Bills.
Moss played a total of 51 games with theNew York Jets and finished with 2,416 receiving yards, 19 touchdowns, 127 rushing yards, and 1,799 return yards.
Following the 2004 season, Moss was acquired by theWashington Redskins in a trade with the New York Jets forLaveranues Coles. Moss signed a six-year contract with the Redskins on May 4, 2005.
Known for his big play potential, Moss started the2005 season off with a bang in Week 2 against theDallas Cowboys, where he caught two touchdown passes of 39 and 70 yards fromMark Brunell in the last five minutes to come from behind and beat the Cowboys 14–13.
His 2005 season with the Redskins was the best in his professional career, with 84 receptions for 1,483 yards (second highest in the NFL that year, behind onlySteve Smith of theCarolina Panthers), setting a new Redskins single-season receiving record, and nine touchdowns. In 2005, Moss also was selected to his first and onlyNFL Pro Bowl. Moss recorded 18 rushing yards and 3 catches for 39 receiving yards at the Pro Bowl.
In the first three games of the2006 season, he recorded an amazing 13 catches for 188 yards. On October 1, 2006, Moss exploded for a season-high 138 yards on 4 catches, hauling in two touchdowns of 55 and 8 yards, as well as a 68-yard game-winning touchdown to give Washington the victory in overtime over the visitingJacksonville Jaguars 36–30.[6]Due to injuries that kept him inactive much of the year and less than 100% when he did play, Moss finished the 2006 season with 790 yards and 6 touchdowns on 55 receptions.
In the2007 season, Moss started and played in 14 games and recorded 61 receptions, 808 receiving yards, and three touchdowns.
In the2008 season, Moss recorded over 1,000 receiving yards for the third time in his career.
Starting in all 16 games in 2009, Moss recorded 70 receptions, 902 receiving yards, and three touchdowns.
In the2010 season, the last season of his contract with the Redskins, Moss recorded 1,115 receiving yards making this the fourth time in his career that he recorded over 1,000 receiving yards. He achieved a new career high of 93 receptions to go along with six touchdowns in the 2010 season.
With his original contract ending, Moss re-signed with the Redskins. On July 26, the Redskins signed him to a three-year, $15 million contract that included a $5 million signing bonus.[7]He was madeoffensive co-captain along withTrent Williams.[8]In Week 7 against theCarolina Panthers, Moss suffered a broken left hand.[9]He made his return to the field in Week 12 against theSeattle Seahawks.In Week 14 against theNew England Patriots, Moss caught a 49-yard touchdown pass from wide receiverBrandon Banks, the first passing touchdown of Banks' career.[10]Working mostly out of the slot receiver position, Moss played and started 12 games and recorded 46 receptions, 584 receiving yards, and four touchdowns in the2011 season.[11]
During the preseason, it was reported that Moss lost 15 pounds to prepare for the2012 season.[12][13] After seven consecutive seasons of being a starter for the Redskins, his responsibility was reduced to more of a third-downslot receiver due to the team's additions ofPierre Garçon andJosh Morgan, who became the team's new starters.[14] In the Week 5 loss against theAtlanta Falcons, he caught a 77-yard touchdown pass from second-string quarterback,Kirk Cousins.[15] He would later score the only two touchdowns for the Redskins in the Week 7 loss against theNew York Giants.[16] In the Week 11 win against thePhiladelphia Eagles, Moss caught a 61-yard touchdown pass from rookieRobert Griffin III while under double coverage.It was also at this time, Moss was arguably one of, if not the best receiver inWashington Redskins history.[17][18]
During the 2013 offseason, Moss restructured his contract in order to clear up cap space.[19] After the Week 11 game against thePhiladelphia Eagles, he surpassed 10,000 career receiving yards making him the seventh active player at that time to reach this milestone along withTony Gonzalez,Reggie Wayne,Andre Johnson,Steve Smith,Larry Fitzgerald, andAnquan Boldin.[20]
Set to become a free agent for 2014, Moss re-signed on a one-year deal to remain with the Redskins on March 11, 2014.[21]
During a Redskins-Giants game on December 14, 2014, a touchdown in the closing seconds of the first half by quarterback Robert Griffin III was overturned by officialJeff Triplette after he saw that Griffin hadfumbled the ball in the end zone. Moss angrily confronted Triplette and the officiating crew as they walked back to the locker room. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty was assessed against Moss, and he was also ejected from the game, for which he heavily protested.[22]
On September 1, 2022, Moss was inducted into Washington's Greatest Players list in honor of the franchise's 90th anniversary.
Throughout his career, Moss had a total of 10,283 yards on 732 receptions for 66 touchdowns.[23]
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fum | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| 2001 | NYJ | 5 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NYJ | 15 | 1 | 30 | 433 | 14.4 | 47 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | NYJ | 16 | 12 | 74 | 1,105 | 14.9 | 65 | 10 | 2 |
| 2004 | NYJ | 15 | 14 | 45 | 838 | 18.6 | 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 84 | 1,483 | 17.7 | 78 | 9 | 2 |
| 2006 | WAS | 14 | 14 | 55 | 790 | 14.4 | 68 | 6 | 1 |
| 2007 | WAS | 14 | 14 | 61 | 808 | 13.2 | 49 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 79 | 1,044 | 13.2 | 67 | 6 | 1 |
| 2009 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 70 | 902 | 12.9 | 59 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 93 | 1,115 | 12.0 | 56 | 6 | 3 |
| 2011 | WAS | 12 | 12 | 46 | 584 | 12.7 | 49 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | WAS | 16 | 1 | 41 | 573 | 14.0 | 77 | 8 | 2 |
| 2013 | WAS | 16 | 16 | 42 | 452 | 10.8 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | WAS | 10 | 10 | 10 | 116 | 11.6 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Total[24] | 197 | 163 | 732 | 10,283 | 14.0 | 78 | 66 | 15 | |
He is the older brother of formerNFL wide receiverSinorice Moss, who previously played for theNew York Giants during theirSuper Bowl XLII win. He is also the older maternal cousin ofPittsburgh SteelerscornerbackPatrick Peterson,[25] and the older paternal cousin ofIndianapolis Coltsrunning backZack Moss.[26]
In 2008 he married Latosha Moss. They have four children together.
In May 2010,The Washington Post reported that Moss allegedly receivedhuman growth hormones from doctorAnthony Galea.[27]
Moss made several appearances in television commercials for Easterns Automotive Group, a local car dealership group in theWashington, D.C., andBaltimore, Maryland areas, alongsideChief Zee,Antwaan Randle El, andWillis McGahee.[28]
In 2016, Moss earned aMaster of Business Administration degree from theUniversity of Miami Business School.[29]
In March 2017, it was announced that Moss would be acolor commentator for theWashington Valor of theArena Football League.[30]
Moss announced the Commanders' second round pick, number 47 overall, in the 2022 NFL Draft. The pick wasPhidarian Mathis.
