Robert Sean Moore (born September 27, 1968) is an American professional
football
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coach and former player who is the wide receivers coach for the
Carolina Panthers
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL). Moore played in the NFL as a
wide receiver
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with the
New York Jets
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from 1990 to 1994 and the
Arizona Cardinals
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from 1995 to 2001. He played
college football
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for the
Syracuse Orange
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, earning
All-American
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honors in 1989.
Playing career
A 6'3", 202-lb.
wide receiver
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from
Syracuse University
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, Moore played 11 NFL seasons from 1990 to 2001. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the supplemental draft in 1990. In 153 games played (146 starts), Moore registered 628 receptions for 9,368 yards and 49 touchdowns. In the
1997 season Moore caught 97 receptions for 1,584 yards and 8 touchdowns and en route to an
All-Pro
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selection. He graduated from
Hempstead High School in Hempstead, New York.
His younger brother is Linebacker
Brandon Moore also played in the NFL.
Footage of Moore appeared in the hit movie ''
Jerry Maguire
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''. The character Rod Tidwell, played by
Cuba Gooding, Jr. wore Moore's No. 85 jersey number.
Coaching career
In January 2010, Moore was hired by
Doug Marrone as the wide receivers coach at his alma mater,
Syracuse University
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. On February 6, 2014, Moore was added to the
Buffalo Bills
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staff as the receivers coach. Moore was released along with the rest of the Bills coaching staff after Marrone unexpectedly left the Bills following the 2014 season.
On January 29, 2018, Moore was hired as the wide receivers coach for the
Tennessee Titans
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.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
References
External links
Tennessee Titans profile*
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1968 births
Living people
American football wide receivers
Arizona Cardinals players
Buffalo Bills coaches
New York Jets players
Oakland Raiders coaches
Phoenix Bears football coaches
Syracuse Orange football coaches
Syracuse Orange football players
Tennessee Titans coaches
High school football coaches in New Jersey
American Conference Pro Bowl players
National Conference Pro Bowl players
People from Hempstead (village), New York
Sportspeople from Hempstead, New York
Players of American football from Nassau County, New York
Coaches of American football from New York (state)
African-American coaches of American football
20th-century African-American sportsmen
21st-century African-American sportsmen