Greg Moss (born September 2, 1982) is an American

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coach and former

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. He played in the

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(CFL) for the

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and

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. In 2006, he was selected in the Renegades'

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by the

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. He is the cousin of brothers

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Sinorice Moss Sinorice Travonce Moss (born December 28, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in the se ...

, who were both

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in the

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. Greg is also the cousin of Lloyd Moss, wide receiver for

Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest univ ...

Early years

Moss attended Norland High School in

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. While there, he starred in football, basketball, and track. As a senior, in football, he posted five interceptions, 50 tackles, a fumble recovery and 2 touchdowns, was a Miami-Dade All-Star, and the recipient of the Coach's Award.

Coaching career

Served as Defensive Backs coach at

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in Davie, Fl from 2008-2011. Was the Defensive Quality Control (Secondary) at Florida International University (FIU) from 2012 to 2014, then was promoted to Defensive Back Coach following the 2014 season. Starting in the fall of 2019 Greg Moss was hired at Charleston Southern University as the Secondary Coach.

References

1982 births Living people Canadian football defensive backs Ottawa Renegades players Montreal Alouettes players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players FIU Panthers football players American football defensive backs Players of Canadian football from Miami Players of American football from Miami Miami Norland Senior High School alumni Virginia Union Panthers football players High school football coaches in Florida FIU Panthers football coaches Charleston Southern Buccaneers football coaches Florida State Seminoles football coaches {{Canadianfootball-defensiveback-stub