Quentin Omario Moses (November 18, 1983 – February 12, 2017) was an

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and coach. He was drafted by the

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in the 3rd round of the 2007 NFL Draft. After his playing career ended, he became the defensive ends coach for

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Early years

Moses attended

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in Athens, Georgia. He was a prepStar All-Southeast Region, ''

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'' Top 50 in Georgia, and named to ''

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'' All-Northeast Georgia team senior season as a

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. He was highly recruited as a

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player before his decision to focus solely on football.

College career

Awards and honors

* First-team ''

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'' All-Freshman (2003) * 2× SEC Academic Honor Roll (2004–2005) * Mid-season ''

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'' All-American (2005) * Consensus First-team All-SEC (2005) *

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All-American (2005) * Second-team

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All-American (2006) * Third-team

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All-American (2006) * ''

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'' All-American (2006)

Statistics

Key: GP - games played; Total - total tackles; Solo - solo tackles; Ast - assisted tackles; TFL - tackles for loss; Sck - quarterback sacks; FF - forced fumbles; FR - fumble recoveries; INT - interceptions; PD - passes defensed; TD - touchdowns

Professional career

Pre-draft

Oakland Raiders

Drafted by the

with the first pick in the third round and was cut on September 1. Moses was the highest drafted player from that year's draft not to make a roster on opening day.

Arizona Cardinals

Moses was claimed off waivers by the

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on September 2, 2007. He was released on October 16, 2007.

Miami Dolphins

Moses was signed by the

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on October 23, 2007. He recorded his first career full

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on November 26, bringing down

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during a ''

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'' game against the

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. An

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in the 2009 offseason, Moses was re-signed on March 31, 2009, to a one-year, $460,000 contract with the Dolphins.

Death

On February 12, 2017, Moses died battling a house fire in

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, where he tried to save his best friend Xavier Godard's wife Andria Godard and their daughter Jasmin Godard; Moses was later taken to a hospital where he later died. He was 33.

References

External links

Arizona Cardinals bioGeorgia Bulldog bioMiami Dolphins bioOakland Raiders bioJust Sports Stats
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