Matt Moore (born August 9, 1984, in Van Nuys,
California) is an American football quarterback in
the NFL for the Carolina Panthers.
Moore was not selected in the 2007 NFL Draft, but
was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys.
Despite completing 21 of 29 passes for 182 yards and
one touchdown with no interceptions to generate a
100.1 quarterback rating during the preseason for
the Cowboys, Moore was waived on September 1. He was
claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers the
following day. Moore saw his first regular season
action against the New Orleans Saints in the 5th
game of the season. Quarterback David Carr (who was
playing in place of injured starter Jake Delhomme)
left the game with a back injury after being sacked
near the end of the first quarter. His first NFL
completion was a 43-yard pass to Keary Colbert, but
his playing time was brief as Carr returned to the
field near the end of the first half. Matt started
his first NFL game on December 16, 2007 against the
Seattle Seahawks. He led the Panthers to victory
against the Seahawks while completing 19 of 27
passes for 208 yards without a turnover. For his
performance, Moore was named NFL Rookie of the month
for December.
