Dave Moore (tight end)

Dave Moore
No. 46, 83, 86
Position:Tight end
Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1969-11-11) November 11, 1969 (age 55)
Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Roxbury
(Succasunna, New Jersey)
College:Pittsburgh (1988–1991)
NFL draft:1992 / round: 7 / pick: 191
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:220
Receptions:207
Receiving yards:2,028
Receiving touchdowns:28
Stats at Pro Football Reference

David Edward Moore (born November 11, 1969) is an American former professional football tight end and long snapper who played in the National Football League (NFL) with the played for the Miami Dolphins, the Buffalo Bills, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the span of his 15-year career. His last official game was the 2007 Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii. Moore didn't miss more than two games in any season for his entire Buccaneers career since first joining the team in 1993.[1] At the time of his retirement, he was the fourth tight end in NFL history to play 200 career games. In fact, before him, only 206 NFL players had accomplished this feat in the entirety of the National Football League's existence.[2] During his career he had a rate of one touchdown scored for every 7.7 passes caught, which was the best touchdown rate by any player in Buccaneers history who had at least 50 career receptions.[3]

  1. ^ [1], Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Accessed July 30, 2021."TE Dave Moore hasn't missed more than two games in any season since 1993".
  2. ^ [2], Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Accessed July 30, 2021."The first time Dave Moore steps onto the field after Sunday's kickoff against the Washington Redskins, he will become just the 207th player in the 86-year history of the National Football League to appear in 200 career games...On Sunday, Buccaneer veteran Dave Moore will reach a remarkable milestone, becoming just the eighth tight end in NFL history to play in 200 regular season games".
  3. ^ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dave Moore Moving Upstairs. Accessed July 30, 2021. "Moore's rate of one touchdown scored for every 7.7 passes caught is the best by any player in Buccaneer history who has at least 50 career receptions".