Kelvin Moses

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Kelvin Moses
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1976-09-03) September 3, 1976 (age 47)
Hartsville, SC
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:239 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: Hartsville High School
College: Wake Forest
Undrafted: 2000
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:22

Kelvin D. Moses (born September 3, 1976) is a former professional football player for the NFL's New York Jets and the NFL Europe's Frankfurt Galaxy. Moses played three seasons, appearing in 32 games for the Jets in 2001 and 2002 as a linebacker, gunner, or kick returner. [1]

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High school career

Born in Hartsville, South Carolina, Moses attended Hartsville High School, where he was a three-year letterman and All-State honoree in football. He played strong safety and tight end, earning numerous regional and conference honors throughout his career. Moses was named the Red Foxes' MVP for the '93 season and was chosen to participate in the North-South All-Star Game that year. [2]

As a senior, Moses accumulated 77 tackles and six interceptions while also catching 19 passes for 377 yards and eight touchdowns. Moses also set the school's records for receptions in a game, season, and career. He completed his high school career by helping lead his team to the 1993 SC 4A State Football Championship game where his Red Fox team was narrowly defeated by the Richland Northeast High School Cavaliers by a score of 30-24. [3]

College career

Moses enrolled at Wake Forest University and played five seasons for the Demon Deacons.

Under head coach Jim Caldwell, Moses' stats were as follows: [2] 1994 (2 Games) - 3 Total Tackles 1995 - 101 Total Tackles, 11 TFL, 2 FR/FC 1996 - 128 Total Tackles, 10 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 FR, 3 FC, 2 INT 1997 - 85 Total Tackles, 8 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 INT 1998 (2 Games) - 4 Total Tackles

Moses was injured and required season-ending surgery in 1998.

Professional career

Moses was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on April 20, 2000. [4] After being one of the final cuts during training camp, Moses returned home and prepared to restart his NFL career. Moses was resigned by the Jets on January 1, 2001. Moses was optioned by the Jets to the Frankfurt Galaxy in the NFL Europe league. Moses returned to the Jets in the fall and was a special teams standout for both 2001 and 2002 seasons. [5] Moses' stats for the Jets were as follows: [6] 2001 - 7 Total Tackles 2002 - 15 Total Tackles, 1 Kick Return

Moses was waived for the final time by the Jets on August 30, 2003. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kelvin Moses: Career Stats at NFL.com". www.nfl.com.
  2. 1 2 "Kelvin Moses Bio - Wake Forest Football - WakeForestSports.com".
  3. ↑ "News". www.scfootballhistory.com.
  4. ↑ "Football Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com.
  5. ↑ Battista, Judy (19 August 2003). "FOOTBALL; Jets Turn To Moses To Fill In For Jones" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ↑ "Kelvin Moses". NFL.com.
  7. ↑ "Football Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com.
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