Moise Fokou

Moise Fokou ( "Moses"; born August 28, 1985) is a Cameroonian-American former professional football linebacker who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played college football at Maryland and Frostburg State.

Fokou was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, and Cleveland Browns.

Early life Fokou was born in Cameroon to parents Jean-Marie and Louise Takougne. His brother, Achille Kolla, played as a defensive back for Catholic University. Fokou attended Westland Middle School in Bethesda, Maryland, the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland and Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, where he played football as a running back and linebacker. There, during his senior year in 2003, he was named an All-IAC and Washington Post second-team All-Met player. He was also named the conference most valuable player.

Fokou played in the 2009 Under Armour Senior Bowl as a member of the South squad.

Professional career

Pre-draft He also participated in the 2009 NFL Combine. The NFL Draft Scout assessed him as the 30th-ranked outside linebacker prospects for the 2009 NFL draft. NFL predraft height ft = 6 height in = 1 1/8 weight = 233 arm span = 33 3/4 hand span = 10 1/4 dash = 4.76 ten split = 1.71 twenty split = 2.81 shuttle = 4.28 cone drill = 7.09 vertical = 33.0 broad ft = 10 broad in = 1 bench = 21 wonderlic = note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day He played all 16 games and won the starting strong-side linebacker job for the final four games. He ended the season with 39 tackles.

After starting for most of the season at strong-side linebacker in 2011, Fokou was placed on injured reserve on November 29 due to a sprained ankle suffered during a week 12 loss to the New England Patriots.

Indianapolis Colts On August 2, 2012, Fokou and Greg Lloyd were traded to the Indianapolis Colts for Kevin Thomas and a conditional seventh round pick in the 2013 NFL draft.

Tennessee Titans Fokou signed with the Tennessee Titans on March 13, 2013. He was released on August 30, 2014.

New Orleans Saints On November 18, 2014, Fokou was signed by the New Orleans Saints.

Cleveland Browns On August 10, 2015, Fokou was signed by the Cleveland Browns. On August 31, 2015, he was released by the Browns.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2009 PHI 16 4 39 27 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2010 PHI 16 11 51 44 7 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2011 PHI 11 7 22 14 8 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2012 IND 16 1 43 31 12 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2013 TEN 12 12 78 62 16 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2014 NOR 2 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 35 235 179 56 3.0 9 0 0 0 0 6 4 3 0 0

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2009 PHI 1 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2010 PHI 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 IND 1 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 10 8 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0