He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft.

Moats was also named Offensive MVP of the DFW All-Star game, following his senior season at Bishop Lynch.

[2] Following injury to starter Brian Westbrook, Moats was given the opportunity play in the latter half of the 2005 season.

Moats was promoted to the active roster on October 25 after the team waived running back Darius Walker.

In week 8 of the 2009 season Moats scored three touchdowns after replacing starting running back Steve Slaton.

[7] In the summer of 2013, Moats joined the Griffins Rugby Club in Allen, TX [8] to become one of the first NFL athletes to play the sport.

"[12] The police chief and Powell issued an apology to the Moats' family and the traffic charge was later dismissed.

Police officials investigated Powell's actions; he was placed on administrative leave but later resigned from the department.