Sparrow Maurice "Mo" Hurt, Jr. (born September 8, 1987) is a former

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and

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that played in the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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, and was a member of two

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teams. He was drafted by the

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in the seventh round of the

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Early years

Hurt was born in

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, and named for his father, Sparrow Maurice Hurt.National Football League, Current Players
Maurice Hurt
Retrieved October 9, 2012. He attended Baldwin High School in Milledgeville, and played high school football for the Baldwin Braves.

College career

Hurt accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

, where he played for coach

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team from

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. He played in three games as a true freshman in 2006, but was subsequently redshirted by his coaches. As a redshirt sophomore in 2008, he was a member of the Gators'

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team, and played in the

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in which the Gators defeated the

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24–14.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

2011 season

Hurt was drafted in the

by the

. He was waived on September 3, 2011, but signed to the practice squad on September 4, 2011. On October 19, 2011, Hurt was signed to the active roster. In Week 9 against

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, Hurt made his NFL debut and first career start as left guard of the offensive line. Hurt continued to start as the left guard for the rest of the season replacing Kory Lictensteiger, who was out for the season due to tearing his ACL.

2012 season

During the 2012 offseason, Hurt stated that he was getting practice reps at the tackle position. During training camp, he split snaps at left guard with Josh LeRibeus after

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had arthroscopic surgery and split snaps at right tackle with

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and Willie Smith after

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was placed on the

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(PUP) list. After playing as a reserve guard for most of the season, Hurt started at right tackle in Week 16 against the

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for

, who suffered a concussion in the previous game.

2013 season

Hurt was placed on the Redskins PUP list on August 31 to allow him to recover from arthroscopic knee surgery, meaning he would miss at least the first six games of the 2013 season. The team moved him from the PUP list to injured reserve on December 4, 2013.

2014 season

The Redskins waived him on August 30, 2014 for final roster cuts before the start of the 2014 season.

References

External links

Maurice Hurt
– Florida Gators player profile
Maurice Hurt
– Washington Redskins player profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurt, Maurice 1987 births Living people People from Milledgeville, Georgia Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) American football offensive guards American football offensive tackles Florida Gators football players Washington Redskins players