Brandon Moore - #65 - G - Illinois - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

◊ Started 73 consecutive regular season games and three postseason games at right guard for the Jets.

◊ Part of two offensive lines that paved the way for rushing champions: Curtis Martin (1,697, 2004 NFL rushing title); Thomas Jones (1,312, 2008 AFC rushing title).

◊ The Jets’ 2004 rushing total (2,388) ranked second all-time in Club history; the 2008 rushing average (4.7) set a franchise record.

◊ Allocated to Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe in 2003, where he played guard on a team that went 6-4.

◊ Switched to offensive guard from defensive tackle during the Jets’ 2002 training camp and was signed to the Jets practice squad on the day before Christmas, 2002.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

◊ 3/2/09, NYJ, Re-signed, FA

◊ 2/26/09, NYJ, Released

◊ 11/2/04, NYJ, Signed, Contract extension

◊ 10/22/03, NYJ, Signed, Active roster

◊ 9/1/03, NYJ, Signed, Practice squad

◊ 8/31/03, NYJ, Waived

◊ 2/6/03, NYJ, Allocated, NFL Europe

◊ 12/24/02, NYJ, Signed, Practice squad

◊ 8/26/02, NYJ, Waived

◊ 4/29/02, NYJ, Signed, Undrafted FA

SEASON-BY-SEASON REVIEW

◊ 2008 (JETS) Part of an offensive line in which all five players started all 16 games…First-time Pro Bowler Thomas Jones led the AFC in rushing (1,312 yards) as the Jets finished ninth in rushing in the NFL (125.3 per game) and fifth in yards per carry (4.7). SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/14 vs. BUF)…Helped pave the way for the Jets 165 yards rushing and 6.5 yards per carry average, including a 47-yard touchdown run by Leon Washington. (11/30 vs. DEN)…Key to Jets ground game, which averaged 7.5 yards per carry, featuring 138 yards and two touchdowns by Thomas Jones. (11/23 at TEN)…Played a role in Jets 192-yard rushing performance in victory over previously unbeaten TEN, which included a 61 yard touchdown run by Leon Washington. (11/9 VS. STL)… Line led the way for the Jets 206-yard rushing performance on 43 carries, while allowing no sacks in victory. (10/19 at OAK)…Offensive line played key role in aiding Jets running backs to rush for season-high 242 yards on 33 carries (7.3 yards per carry).

◊ 2007 (JETS) Started all 16 games at right guard for the third consecutive season, increasing his games started streak to 57. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/2 at MIA)…Helped pave the way for 163 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. (11/18 vs. PIT)…Part of the line that was instrumental in Thomas Jones’ third 100-yard rushing performance of the season against the number one ranked defense in the league at the time. (9/23 vs. MIA)…Helped lead the way for Thomas Jones’ 110 rushing yards on 25 carries.

◊ 2006 (JETS) Started all 16 games at right guard for the second consecutive season. POSTSEASON: (1/7 at NE)…Started in the Wild Card loss and helped protect Chad Pennington as he threw for 300 yards and a touchdown. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/17 at MIN)…Helped Pennington throw for a career-high 339 yards. (12/3 at GB)…Part of an offensive line that didn’t allow a sack andhelped the Jets tally 441 yards and five touchdowns. (10/22 vs. DET)…Helped six different Jets rush for a season-high 221 yards and three touchdowns. (10/8 at JAC)…Helped Leon Washington record the first 100-yard rushing game of his career. (9/24 at BUF)…Named Jets’ Offensive Player of the Week in which he helped the Jets rush for two touchdowns and throw for a third.

◊ 2005 (JETS) Started all 16 games at right guard. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/18 at MIA)…Started his 30th game at RG and was part of an offensive line that blocked for Brooks Bollinger’s career-high 327 passing yards and Cedric Houston’s 84 rushing yards. (12/11 vs. OAK)…Part of an offensive line that blocked for 184 rushing yards. (10/16 at BUF)…Part of an offensive line that blocked for two rushing touchdowns and 149 rushing yards. (10/9 vs. TB)…Part of an offensive line that blocked for two rushing touchdowns.

◊ 2004 (JETS) Started 13 games and two postseason games at right guard, missing three games in the middle of the season due to injury…Started at BUF (11/7) after he was inactive for three games, and has since started 57 consecutive games at right guard for the Jets…Part of the Jets line that helped Curtis Martin rush for 1,697 yards and 12 touchdowns, winning the NFL rushing title. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (1/2 at STL)…Helped pave the way for Curtis Martin’s ninth 100-yard game of the season and 42nd as a Jet when he rushed for 153 yards in the regular-season finale, a 32-29 OT loss. (12/19 vs. SEA)…Member of an offensive line that racked up 482 total yards (229 rushing, 253 passing) in the 37-14 win…The line did not allow a sack for the fifth game on the season. (9/12 vs. CIN)…Started at right guard and was part of a line that helped to tally 438 yards of total offense and open holes for Curtis Martin’s 196 yards on the ground.

◊ 2003 (JETS) Landed on the practice squad after training camp, then signed to the active roster (10/22)…Was inactive for seven games before playing in the last three games, starting one. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/28 at MIA)…His first career start, playing left guard in place of the injured Dave Szott. (12/14 vs. PIT)…Made his NFL regular-season debut, seeing action at right guard in a snow-filled 6-0 Jets victory.

BEFORE THE NFL

◊ In 46 games for Illinois, he recorded 155 tackles (96 solos) with 13 sacks and 23 stops behind the line of scrimmage for losses of 79 yards.

◊ Three-year starter at defensive tackle who was named an All-Big Ten selection in his senior season.

◊ Led the Northwest Conference with 15 sacks and led the team with 91 tackles as a senior defensive end at West Side HS, where he also played offensive guard.

◊ All-Northwest pick on offense and defense, who was named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State squad and the All-Area by the Hammond Times and Gary Post-Tribune.

◊ Helped lead West Side HS to the 1996 Northwest Conference title.

OFF THE FIELD

◊ Graduated from Illinois with a degree in English in May 2002.

◊ Participated in the NFL’s Continuing Education Program in 2005 at the prestigious Wharton Sports Business Initiative and Wharton Executive Education at the University of Pennsylvania…It focused on personal investments as well as entrepreneurial opportunities.

◊ Also lettered four times in wrestling and three times in track & field in high school.

◊ Wife, Regina and daughter, Mikayla.