#25 - William Moore

Player Information

He was born on May 18, 1985 in Hayti, MO and attended Hayti High. As a redshirt freshman at Missouri, he started 2 of 9 games at free safety. He finished the year with 30 tackles, 1 interception, 2 passes defended, and 1 forced fumble. In his starting debut, he returned his interception 62 yards for a touchdown. As a sophomore, he started 5 of 13 games. He had 51 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception (for a 22-yard score), 8 passes defended, and 1 fumble recovery. As a junior, he started all 14 games at free safety. He had 117 tackles, 9 for loss, 2 sacks, 8 interceptions, 6 passes defended, 2 forced fumbles, and a touchdown on an interception return. He earned 2nd team All-American and 1st team All-Big 12 honors. As a senior, he started 11 of 12 games earning 2nd team All-Big 12 honors and was a Jim Thorpe Award (top defensive back) finalist. He finished the year with 86 tackles, 6.5 for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception for a touchdown, and 3 forced fumbles. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round (55th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Career Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	Tack	Ast	Sack	Int	Yds	TD	FF	FR
2009	ATL	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	ATL	16	15	71	13	0.0	5	117	0	1	1
2011	ATL	12	11	54	14	0.5	2	56	0	2	0
TOTALS		30	26	125	27	0.5	7	173	0	3	1

Other Stats

Special Teams: 2009: 2 tackles.

Transactions

Signed by the Atlanta Falcons on July 23, 2009 ... Placed on injured reserve by Falcons on October 27, 2009 with a hamstring injury.

Contract details

He was signed a four-year deal with the Falcons worth $3.35 million and includes a $1.1 million signing bonus. He has base salaries of: $310,000 (2009); $395,000 (2010); $480,000 (2011); and $565,000 (2012). There was $1.6305 million guaranteed. It also included a one-time not likely to be earned incentive as well as undisclosed other bonus money.