Lance Moore

Lance Andrew Moore (born August 31, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Toledo Rockets. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Moore joined the New Orleans Saints in 2006 and played with them for eight seasons, and was a member of the 2009 Super Bowl championship team that beat the Indianapolis Colts. He also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions.

Early life Moore attended Westerville South High School and set state high school records for receptions (103) and touchdown catches (24) during his senior year.

College career As a receiver for the University of Toledo, Moore compiled 2,776 yards and 25 touchdowns on 222 receptions in 50 career games from 2001 to 2004. He also had 902 kick return yards and 399 punt return yards with two punt returns for touchdown.

In the 2004 Mid-American Conference championship, he caught three of Bruce Gradkowski's four touchdown throws in a victory against Miami University.

Moore was also the only person in Toledo school history to gain over 1,000 yards twice and set a school single season mark with 14 touchdown receptions as a senior. Moore was twice elected as a first-team All-Mid American Conference player.

Moore majored in business at Toledo.

Professional career

New Orleans Saints Moore was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns on April 29, 2005. He was later released and then signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad.

Moore started the 2008 season as the Saints number three wide receiver. When number one wide receiver Marques Colston was sidelined with a broken finger, Moore was given more playing opportunity and made his way up to the number two position. The 2008 season proved to be the best yet for Lance Moore as he made the most of his playing time by starting for an injured Marques Colston and ended the season with 79 receptions, for 928 yards and adding 10 touchdowns.

Due to an ankle and hamstring injuries, Moore's numbers throughout most of the 2009 season had been down from his 2008 breakout season. However, when healthy, he was able to achieve a 6 catch, 78 yard performance in the postseason. Against the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV, he had two receptions for 21 yards in the first half, and a 4th quarter acrobatic catch for a two-point conversion.

Due to Reggie Bush being sidelined with an injury, Moore had a breakout performance against the Atlanta Falcons in 2010. Moore ended the season with 66 catches for 763 yards and eight touchdowns. In 2011, Moore recorded 627 yards and eight touchdowns. In 2012, Moore had the best season of his career with 1,041 yards (a career-high) and six touchdowns. He finished second on the team in receiving yards.

Moore's role diminished in 2013 as he struggled with injuries, missing three games and recording only 457 yards and two touchdowns. He became the team's fourth receiving option on the depth chart behind emerging rookie Kenny Stills. On March 7, 2014, Moore was released by the Saints.

Pittsburgh Steelers On March 21, 2014, Moore signed a two-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was released on March 2, 2015.

Detroit Lions On May 12, 2015, Moore signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions. On November 26, during a game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Moore left with an ankle injury. Moore was later ruled out for Thursday's Week 13 game. Moore finished the season with 29 catches for 337 yards and four touchdowns.

Atlanta Falcons and retirement On August 5, 2016, Moore signed with the Atlanta Falcons. Three days later, the team announced that Moore had decided to retire from the NFL.

On May 30, 2017, Moore signed a one-day contract to retire as a New Orleans Saint.

NFL career statistics

Legend Won the Super Bowl Bold Career high

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD 2005 NO 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — 2006 NO 4 0 1 10 10.0 10 0 — — — — — 2007 NO 16 4 32 302 9.4 22 2 2 7 3.5 7 1 2008 NO 16 6 79 928 11.7 70 10 — — — — — 2009 NO 7 0 14 153 10.9 22 2 — — — — — 2010 NO 16 1 66 763 11.6 80 8 — — — — — 2011 NO 14 7 52 627 12.1 47 8 — — — — — 2012 NO 15 7 65 1,041 16.0 51 6 — — — — — 2013 NO 13 5 37 457 12.4 44 2 — — — — — 2014 PIT 14 2 14 198 14.1 29 2 — — — — — 2015 DET 14 8 29 337 11.6 42 4 — — — — — Career 115 32 360 4,479 12.4 80 44 2 7 3.5 7 1

Personal life On March 25, 2017, Moore married girlfriend and model Kasey Trione. They share two daughters and a son: Graylee Mae (born August 2015), Nola Rae (born October 2017), and Marino Joe (born August 2019).