Morgan Moses (born March 3, 1991) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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and was drafted by the

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in the third round of the

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Early life and college

Moses attended Meadowbrook High School in

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where he was a two-time all-state, all-region and all-district selection. After originally committing to

, he played one year of prep football at

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in order to become academically qualified to attend the

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to play for the

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. Moses started all 12 games at left tackle during his senior year with the Cavaliers, finishing his career with 43 starts. He earned third-team All- ACC honors.

Professional career

Washington Redskins / Football Team

Moses was drafted by the

in the third round (66th overall) of the

. He signed a four-year, $3.05 million contract on May 29, 2014. He started only one game that season and was placed on

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that December because of a

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. During training camp of his second season in 2015, Moses won the starting right tackle job despite initial belief that new first round draft pick,

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, would win the job. Scherff instead became the starting right

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. On April 27, 2017, Moses signed a five-year contract extension with the Redskins. In Week 10 of the 2020 season, Moses filled in at left tackle after Cornelius Lucas left in the second half of the game with an injury. The following week, Moses switched over and started at left tackle in the win against the

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. In Week 13, Moses returned to playing right tackle after Lucas was able to return. He was released on May 20, 2021.

New York Jets

Moses signed a one-year, $3.6 million deal with the

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on July 2, 2021.

Baltimore Ravens

On March 16, 2022, Moses signed a three-year, $15 million contract with the

References

External links

Baltimore Ravens bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moses, Morgan 1991 births Living people American football offensive tackles Fork Union Military Academy alumni New York Jets players Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia Virginia Cavaliers football players Washington Redskins players Washington Football Team players Baltimore Ravens players