Moses Cabrera

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Moses Cabrera
Personal information
Born: (1978-08-20) August 20, 1978 (age 47)
Career information
College: Oral Roberts University
Career history
As a coach:
  • Fresno State (2004–2009)
    Assistant strength coach
  • Colorado (2010)
    Assistant strength and conditioning coach
  • New England Patriots (20112015)
    Assistant strength and conditioning coach
  • New England Patriots (20162023)
    Head strength and conditioning coach
  • UNC (2025-present)
    Director of Sports Performance
Career highlights and awards

Moses Cabrera (born August 20, 1978) is an American college and professional football strength and conditioning coach. He is presently the Director of Sports Performance for North Carolina Tar Heels football. He is a graduate of Deming High School in Deming, New Mexico. He played both offense and defense for the Deming High Wildcats. Moses then went on to continue his studies at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he earned his B.S. in Exercise Science.

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New England Patriots

Cabrera was hired as the Patriots' assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2011 after Harold Nash was promoted to head strength and conditioning coach role. [1]

In 2016, following the departure of Nash to the Detroit Lions, Cabrera was promoted to the Patriots' head strength and conditioning coach. [2] In Cabrera's first year he was praised for helping the Patriots have the fewest players placed on Injured Reserve during the 2016 NFL Season. [3]

Prior to the 2024 season, Cabrera left the Patriots and was replaced by his assistant, Deron Mayo. [4] During his time with the Patriots, Cabrera won three Super Bowl titles as a member of the team staff: Super Bowl XLIX, Super Bowl LI, and Super Bowl LIII. [5] [6] [7]

North Carolina Tar Heels

Following the hire of Bill Belichick as the head coach of North Carolina Tar Heels football, Cabrera was announced as joining his staff at UNC as the Director of Sports Performance. [8]

References

  1. "Moses Cabrera named Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach". New England Patriots. March 31, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  2. Birkett, Dave (April 20, 2016). "Detroit Lions impressed, exhausted by new strength coach Harold Nash". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  3. Albiani, David (January 9, 2017). "Praise Dante Scarnecchia, just don't forget Moses Cabrera". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. Barth, Alex (February 19, 2024). "Patriots expected to replace longtime staff member through internal promotion". 985 The Sports Hub. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  5. "Super Bowl XLIX - Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots - February 1st, 2015". Pro Football Reference . Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  6. "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro Football Reference . Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  7. "Super Bowl LIII - Los Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots - February 3rd, 2019". Pro Football Reference . Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  8. Mason, Chris (January 6, 2025). "Another ex-Patriots staffer joins Bill Belichick at UNC (report)". MassLive. Retrieved August 21, 2025.