BIOGRAPHY
Damontre Lamounte Moore was born on September 11, 1992 in DeSoto, Texas. He is a defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL.
He attended Rowlett High School in Rowlett, Texas, where he played for the Rowlett Eagles high school football team. As a senior, he had 66 tackles and six quarterback sacks. Moore attended Texas A&M University, where he played for the Texas A&M Aggies football team from 2010 to 2012. Over three seasons, he compiled 26.5 sacks.
Moore was selected by the New York Giants in the third round with the 81st overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. Though some teams viewed Moore as a 3–4 outside linebacker, the Giants selected him as a 4–3 defensive end. Moore recorded his first career sack during his second season on September 25, 2014 against the Washington Redskins. On December 11, 2015, Moore was waived from the Giants. On December 14, 2015, Moore was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins. He was released by the team on May 2, 2016. On May 9, 2016, Moore signed with the Oakland Raiders. He was released on August 5. On November 1, 2016, Moore was signed by the Seattle Seahawks. He made 7 tackles and half a sack, while playing in 4 games. On March 10, 2017, Moore was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys to play defensive end. On October 24, he was released. On December 4, 2018, Moore was signed by the Oakland Raiders. Moore saw action in two games and made one tackle before he was released by the Raiders on December 24, 2018. On January 10, 2019, Moore signed with the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football. He played with the team until the league folded in April. He was considered one of the top defensive players in the league, registering 22 tackles, 7 sacks and one fumble recovery. On April 5, 2019, after operations were suspended in the AAF, Moore signed a contract with the San Francisco 49ers. He was waived on May 16, 2019. He was re-signed on July 24, 2019. He was waived on August 31, 2019. On November 13, 2019, Moore was re-signed due to an injury to Ronald Blair. On November 17, 2019, Moore forced a fumble against the Arizona Cardinals late in the game that keyed a win for the 49ers. He was placed on injured reserve on November 25, 2019 after suffering a broken forearm in Week 12. Moore signed with the Seattle Seahawks on September 3, 2020. In Week 5 against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football, Moore recorded his first full sack since 2015, a strip sack on Kirk Cousins. On November 2, 2020, he was suspended six games. He was reinstated from suspension on December 14, 2020.
