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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | (1971-03-19) March 19, 1971 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Ft. Thomas (KY) Highlands | ||||||||
| College | Kentucky | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1994: 7th round, 222nd overall pick | ||||||||
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William Martin Moore (born March 19, 1971) is an American former professional football linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns. Moore was the first Mr. Irrelevant ever to play in a Super Bowl, Super Bowl XXXI, with the Patriots.[1] He also became the first Mr. Irrelevant to win a Super Bowl in Super Bowl XXXVI, also with the Patriots.[2]
Moore played high school football for Highlands High in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, and college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, playing in the 1993 Peach Bowl and becoming the final pick in the 1994 NFL draft after his senior season.[3]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Won the Super Bowl | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1994 | NE | 16 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | NE | 16 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | NE | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | NE | 16 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NE | 14 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NE | 15 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | CLE | 16 | 9 | 90 | 74 | 16 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NE | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 112 | 19 | 173 | 133 | 40 | 1.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- Rank, Adam (April 27, 2013). "Some 'Mr. Irrelevants' more like 'Mr. Right'". NFL.com. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- "'Mr. Irrelevant' Marty Moore a Major Success Story for Patriots". NESN.com. March 10, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.