Morgan Moses (born March 3, 1991) is an American professional
football
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offensive tackle
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for the
New England Patriots
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played
college football
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for the
Virginia Cavaliers
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and was selected by the
Washington Redskins
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in the third round of the
2014 NFL draft. He has also played for the
New York Jets
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and
Baltimore Ravens
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.
Early life and college
Moses attended
Meadowbrook High School in
North Chesterfield, Virginia where he was a two-time all-state, all-region and all-district selection. After originally committing to
Virginia
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, he played one year of
prep football at
Fork Union Military Academy
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in order to become academically qualified to attend the
University of Virginia
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to play for the
Virginia Cavaliers
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.
Moses started all 12 games at
left tackle
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during his senior year with the Cavaliers, finishing his career with 43 starts. He earned third-team All-
Atlantic Coast Conference
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(ACC) honors.
Professional career
Washington Redskins / Football Team
Moses was selected by the
Washington Redskins
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in the third round (66th overall) of the
2014 NFL draft. He signed a four-year, $3.05 million contract on May 29, 2014. He started only one game that season and was placed on
injured reserve
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that December because of a
lisfranc injury.
During training camp of his second season in 2015, Moses won the starting
right tackle job despite initial belief that new first round draft pick,
Brandon Scherff, would win the job. Scherff instead became the starting
right guard. On April 27, 2017, Moses signed a five-year contract extension with the Redskins.
In Week 10 of the
2020 season, Moses filled in at left tackle after
Cornelius Lucas left in the second half of the game with an injury. The following week, Moses switched over and started at left tackle in the win against the
Cincinnati Bengals
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. In Week 13, Moses returned to playing right tackle after Lucas was able to return. He was released on May 20, 2021.
New York Jets (first stint)
Moses signed a one-year, $3.6 million deal with the
New York Jets
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on July 2, 2021.
Baltimore Ravens
On March 16, 2022, Moses signed a three-year, $15 million contract with the
Baltimore Ravens
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.
New York Jets (second stint)
On March 13, 2024, Moses and a fourth-round pick were traded to the
New York Jets
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for a fourth (originally acquired from the
Denver Broncos
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) and a sixth-round pick.
New England Patriots
On March 13, 2025, Moses signed a three-year, $24 million contractwith the
New England Patriots
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.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
References
External links
New England Patriots profileVirginia Cavaliers profile
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1991 births
Living people
American football offensive tackles
Fork Union Military Academy alumni
New York Jets players
Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers football players
Washington Redskins players
Washington Football Team players
Baltimore Ravens players
New England Patriots players