Jovante Moffatt
Jovante Moffatt (born December 25, 1996) is an American football safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee.
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| Position: | Safety | ||
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| Born: | December 25, 1996 Union City, Tennessee | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Union City (Union City, Tennessee) | ||
| College: | Middle Tennessee | ||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
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College career
Moffatt was a member of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders for five seasons. He had 36 tackles with an interception, five passes broken and a forced fumble in his senior season before suffering shoulder injury and using a medical redshirt. As a redshirt senior, Moffat led the Blue Raiders with 98 tackles and three interceptions and was named honorable mention All-Conference USA. Moffatt finished his collegiate career with 313 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 17 passes defended and five interceptions.[1]
Professional career
Moffatt was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 25, 2020.[2] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on July 26, 2020,[3] and was activated nine days later.[4] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and was signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[5][6] The Browns promoted Moffatt to their active roster on September 29, 2020.[7]
References
- Spears, Joseph (April 25, 2020). "Middle Tennessee State safety Jovante Moffatt signs undrafted free agent deal with Cleveland Browns". Daily News Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- Spears, Joseph. "Middle Tennessee State safety Jovante Moffatt signs undrafted free agent deal with Cleveland Browns". The Daily News Journal.
- "Browns place 2 players on Reserve/COVID-19 list". ClevelandBrowns.com. July 26, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- "Browns activate RB Dontrell Hilliard, S Jovante Moffatt". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 4, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- "NFL cuts for all 32 teams: Who's in and who's out". ESPN.com. September 5, 2020.
- "Presenting the initial Cleveland Browns practice squad for 2020". September 6, 2020.
- "Browns sign S Jovante Moffatt from the team's practice squad". September 30, 2020.