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2013 ATLANTA FALCONS VETERAN PLAYERS
WILLIAM MOORE
SAFETY
25
PRO BOWL YEARS
2012
HT: 6’0” WT: 221 NFL EXP: 5 ACQ: D2 ‘09 5TH YEAR WITH FALCONS
BIRTHDATE: 5/18/85 COLLEGE: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
TRANSACTIONS
• Selected as a second round (55 th pick overall) draft
choice by Atlanta in 2009.
• Signed a five-year contract extension on March 9,
2013.
2012 (FALCONS)
• Earned his first Pro Bowl selection after posting 105
tackles (74 solo) with eight passes defensed, four
interceptions, four tackles for loss, and one sack.
• Earned NFC Player of the Week honors after recording
his first career multi-interception game vs.
New Orleans (11/29). Also notched a game-high 13
tackles (10 solo) and two tackles for loss. The Falcons
defense intercepted Saints’ QB Drew Brees
five times and held him without a touchdown pass
for the first time in 54 games to snap his NFL record
streak.
• Became the first Falcon to earn NFC Defensive
Player of the Week honors since CB Brent Grimes in
Week 15 of the 2010 season.
• Combined with fellow Pro Bowler S Thomas De-
Coud to produce 11 takeaways, including 10 INTs &
one fumble recovery, which resulted in 33 points.
• Joined DeCoud and CB Asante Samuel to give Atlanta
three players with at least four interceptions
for the first time since 1989 and the fifth time in
team history.
• Notched double digit tackles in four games in
2012, including back to back games at Washington
(10/7) and vs. Oakland (10/14).
• Opened the season with interceptions in back to
back games for the first time in his career at Kansas
City (9/9) and vs. Denver (9/17).
• His four interceptions in 2012 were tied for the
fourth most among all safeties.
AUDIBLES
Moore attended the NFL’s Business of Music Boot
Camp at New York University in 2012 where he
worked with top industry professionals to learn the ins
and outs of the music business.
CAREER
• In three seasons as a starter, has amassed 275 tackles
(184 solo), 25 passes defensed, 11 interceptions,
five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 1.5
sacks.
• Earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2012.
• Posted 62 tackles (37 solo) with one half sack, two
interceptions, two forced fumbles and nine passes
defensed in his second season as a starter in 2011.
• Anchored a defense that created at least one turnover
in 27 consecutive games between 2010 and
2011, which was the longest streak in the NFL since
Chicago posted 25 straight games with a takeaway
between 2007 and 2008.
• Was one of six Falcons players to record multiple
interceptions in 2011.
• Became a starter at safety in 2010 and ranked third
on the team with 108 tackles (73 solo), three quarterback
hits, one forced fumble, and one fumble
recovery.
• His five interceptions in 2010 were tied for the
team lead and tied for third in the National Football
League among safeties.
• Recorded his first career interception and added
four tackles against Arizona (9/19/10).
• Logged eight tackles, one interception and two
passes defensed at St. Louis (11/21/10). His INT
snapped Rams QB Sam Bradford’s rookie record
streak of 169 consecutive pass attempts without an
interception.
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