Jo'Vante Moffatt (born December 25, 1996) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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High school and college career

Moffatt's high school football team, the Union City Golden Tornadoes, won consecutive Class 1A Tennessee state championships in his junior and senior seasons (2013 and 2014). In college, Moffatt was a member of the

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for five seasons. He had 36 tackles with an interception, five passes broken and a forced fumble in his senior season before suffering shoulder injury and using a medical redshirt. As a redshirt senior, Moffat led the Blue Raiders with 98 tackles and three interceptions and was named honorable mention All-

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. Moffatt finished his collegiate career with 313 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 17 passes defended and five interceptions.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Moffatt was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent following the

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on April 25, 2020. He was placed on the reserve/

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list by the team on July 26, 2020, and was activated nine days later. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and was signed to the team's practice squad the next day. The Browns promoted Moffatt to their active roster on September 29, 2020. He was placed back on the COVID list on January 8, 2021, and activated the next day. Moffatt was waived by the Browns on August 31, 2021. Moffatt was re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on September 1, 2021. The Browns elevated Moffatt to their active roster on October 9, 2021. He reverted to the Browns' practice squad on October 11, 2021. Moffatt was elevated to the active roster a second time on October 30, 2021; he reverted to the practice squad on November 1, 2021. Moffatt was elevated to the active roster again on December 11, 2021. Moffatt was elevated to the active roster once more as a COVID-19 replacement player on December 24, 2021.

New York Jets

On January 26, 2022, Moffatt signed a reserve/future contract with the

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. He was waived on July 27, 2022.

Cleveland Browns (second stint)

On July 29, 2022, Moffatt was claimed off waivers by the

. Moffatt was waived by the Browns on August 29, 2022.

Atlanta Falcons

On September 19, 2022, Moffatt was signed to the

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practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 8. On December 31, Moffat was placed on season–ending

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. He was waived on April 14, 2023.

Arizona Cardinals

On April 17, 2023, Moffatt was claimed off waivers by the

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. He was waived on August 30, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on September 22.

References

External links

Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders bio
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