Matt Moore (American football)

Matthew Erickson Moore (born August 9, 1984 in Van Nuys, California) is an American Football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. Moore was not drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA and Oregon State.

Matt Moore

Moore with the Miami Dolphins in 2011
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Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1984-08-09) August 9, 1984 Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hart (Santa Clarita, California)
College:	UCLA (2002–2003) Oregon State (2005–2006)
Undrafted:	2007
Career history
As player:
Dallas Cowboys (2007)* Carolina Panthers (2007–2010) Miami Dolphins (2011–2017) Kansas City Chiefs (2019–2020)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As executive:
Miami Dolphins (2019) Scout
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LIV)
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts: 1,074 Passing completions: 645 Completion percentage: 60.1 TD–INT: 49–36 Passing yards: 7,597 Passer rating: 82.8 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Dallas Cowboys

After the 2007 NFL Draft, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys but was released from the team on September 1.

Carolina Panthers

Matt Moore first played in a regular season game on October 27th, 2007 with the Carolina Panthers after David Carr left the game with an injury. In the last game of the 2008 NFL preseason, Matt Moore was injured and did not play during the 2008 NFL season. During the 2009 NFL Season, Moore started five games and threw 8 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. At the start of the 2010 NFL season, he was the starter but after throwing 4 interceptions in the first 2 games he was replaced by Jimmy Clausen. Then he sat out for three straight games before becoming the starter again after Clausen's poor play. In week 9, he was injured and his season ended.

Miami Dolphins

On July 28, 2011, the Miami Dolphins signed Moore to be Chad Henne's back up. On October 2, Henne was injured and Moore came into the game in the first quarter. He finished the game 17 of 26 for 167 passing yards and 1 interception. He started his first game with the Dolphins on October 19 against the New York Jets. In 13 games (and 12 starts), Moore finished the season with 2,497 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions.