Corey Moore (safety)

Corey Moore was born on January 28, 1993 in Griffin, Georgia and played high school football at Griffin High School, where he was a safety. Moore was selected to play in the 2010 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) North-South All-Star Football Classic as part of the South Team, and the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl as part of the East Team. He was also backup quarterback during his senior year. He lettered in basketball and track at Griffin High School as well. In the class of 2011, Moore was rated a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.com. the No. 15 safety in the country by ESPN.com, and the No. 4 safety in the country by 247Sports.com. He was also rated the No. 6 safety in the country on 247Sports.com's composite rating, which takes into account the ratings of all the other major recruiting services in the country. ==College career==

The University of Georgia was the first school to offer Moore and he committed to them on January 30, 2010 during his junior year of high school. He later received offers from other schools, some of which included Auburn, Clemson, Memphis, North Carolina, Miami and Tennessee. Moore played in 12 games, starting seven, in 2013 and accumulated one sack, one interception, one pass breakup and 35 tackles, three of which were tackles for loss. Moore appeared in 50 games during his college career and finished with totals of two interceptions, three pass breakups, one sack and 76 tackles, six of which were tackles for loss. He majored in communication studies at Georgia. ==Professional career==

Pre-draft Moore was rated the 23rd best strong safety in the 2015 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. Houston Texans After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Moore signed with the Houston Texans on May 11, 2015. He was released by the team on September 5 and signed to the Texans' practice squad on September 8. He was later promoted to the active roster on December 29, 2015. Due to an injury to strong safety Quintin Demps, Moore made his first start on October 16 against the Indianapolis Colts. Leading up to the Week 13 game against the Green Bay Packers on December 4, starting free safety Andre Hal missed the full week of practice with an illness. During the Packers game, Moore started at free safety in place of Hal, who was active but did not play. Moore then started the final four games of the season at free safety while Hal played in the four games, but did not start any. Moore played in 16 games, starting 8, in 2016 and recorded 25 solo tackles, 7 tackle assists and 3 pass deflections. Hal returned as the starter at free safety for the team's Wildcard round playoff game against the Oakland Raiders on January 7. Moore played in, but did not start, the game against the Raiders and recorded one solo tackle, two pass breakups and a fourth quarter interception as the Texans won by a score of 27–14. Due to strong safety Demps having suffered an injury early in the first half of the Raiders game, Moore started the Divisional round playoff game against the New England Patriots and recorded seven solo tackles, one tackle assist and one pass breakup as the Texans lost by a score of 34–16. During the third game against the Patriots, Moore dropped an interception and gave up the game-winning touchdown as the Texans lost by a score of 36–33. Marcus Gilchrist then replaced him as starter. During the 15th game of the season, Moore suffered an MCL sprain. He was placed on injured reserve on December 27, 2017. He played in 14 games, starting 3, in 2017 and recorded 20 solo tackles, 7 tackle assists and 1 pass breakup. He was waived by the Texans on September 1, 2018. He appeared in 31 games, starting 11, during his tenure with the Texans, accumulating 46 solo tackles, 14 assisted tackles, and four pass breakups. Moore also played in three postseason games, starting one, totaling eight solo tackles, one assisted tackle, one interception, and three pass breakups. He recorded his first career regular season interception on quarterback Derek Anderson in a 37–5 win over the Buffalo Bills. He played in 15 games, no starts, for the Colts in 2015, totaling seven solo tackles, five assisted tackles, one interception, and one pass breakup. Moore also appeared in two playoff games and made one solo tackle. Tampa Bay Vipers Moore signed with the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL for the 2020 season. He played in three games for the Vipers, recording two solo tackles and one pass breakup. Ottawa Redblacks Moore signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on March 2, 2020. The 2020 CFL season was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moore was placed on the retired list by the Redblacks on January 12, 2021. ==References==