David Edward Moore (born November 11, 1969) is an American former professional football tight end and long snapper who played in the National Football League (NFL) with the played for the Miami Dolphins, the Buffalo Bills, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the span of his 15-year career.
Moore didn't miss more than two games in any season for his entire Buccaneers career since first joining the team in 1993.
[1] At the time of his retirement, he was the fourth tight end in NFL history to play 200 career games.
In fact, before him, only 206 NFL players had accomplished this feat in the entirety of the National Football League's existence.
[3] Moore attended Roxbury High School in Succasunna, New Jersey, and was a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track.
He joined George Stewart's tight end room and appeared in 4 total games that season, resulting in one reception for ten yards.
Moore would go on to appear in 119 consecutive games after this injury, earning him a reputation amongst the coaching staff as being extremely durable.
During the third quarter, Dave Moore secured a 45-yard one handed catch, thrown by Trent Dilfer, to score the first touchdown by a Buccaneer in the newly built Raymond James Stadium.
[15] This catch sparked a fourth quarter comeback by the Buccaneers and resulted in the team's first ever win in Raymond James Stadium.
However, Buccaneers General Manager, Rich McKay didn't offer a contract above the veteran minimum salary of $650,000.
[17] Moore was courted by multiple teams in the off season, including the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Former Pittsburgh teammates, QB Alex Van Pelt and Guard Ruben Brown helped recruit Moore to join them in Buffalo.
[18] Although Moore suited up for the Buffalo Bills, he continued to keep Tampa Bay as his home and his main residence.
The Buccaneers opened up free agency in 2004 offseason by announcing they had signed Moore to return to the team.
He serves as the color analyst (replacing Hardy Nickerson from 2006) and works alongside play-by-play announcer Gene Deckerhoff.
[23] Moore was most recently color commentated the Super Bowl in Tampa for Buccaneers Radio Network.
His voice has been featured in Super Bowl highlights released by the National Football League of the Buccaneers victory.
In the first week of the regular season, Moore opened up with a victory over Northside Christian, a team coached by his former Bucs teammate Mike Alstott.
Jake, following in his father's footsteps, as a football player, was two-year captain of the Jesuit football team, 2x Jesuit Most Valuable Offensive Lineman, received First-team all-area, all county, and all-state honors, played on both conference and regional championship teams, before heading to the Dayton Flyers football team at the University of Dayton[26] Moore hosted a fishing show on SunSports titled “ One Moore Catch” and owns a restaurant “Island Way Grill” in Clearwater, Florida with former teammate Mike Alstott.