Kellen Christopher Moore was born on July 5,1988 and is an American professional football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League.
36 Facts About Kellen Moore
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Kellen Moore played as a quarterback for six seasons in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions.
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Kellen Moore rejoined Dallas as a coach following his retirement and served as the team's offensive coordinator from 2019 through the 2022 NFL season.
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Kellen Christopher Moore was born on July 5,1988, in Prosser, Washington.
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Kellen Moore was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Washington.
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Kellen Moore earned league player of the year honors as well as First-team All-league recognition as a sophomore, junior and senior.
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Kellen Moore set Washington state career records for completions and touchdown passes.
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Kellen Moore set state single-season records for completions, yards and touchdown passes.
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Kellen Moore was named to Phil Steele Publications' Second-team All-WAC and voted to the Football Writers Association of America's freshman All-America team.
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Kellen Moore ranked 12th in nation in passing efficiency and 24th in total offense, averaging 265.85 yards per game and was first in WAC in passing efficiency and second in total offense and average passing yards per game.
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Kellen Moore completed 281 of 405 passes for 3,486 yards with 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
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In January 2009, Kellen Moore was ranked as the 37th best returning player in college football by College Football News.
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Kellen Moore finished the 2009 regular season with the highest passer efficiency rating in Division I-A with a rating of 167.3.
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Kellen Moore started against widely favored TCU and played the entire game.
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Kellen Moore was named one of ten finalists for the Manning Award.
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Kellen Moore was First-team All-WAC and the WAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2009 and finished 7th in Heisman voting for 2009.
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Kellen Moore contributed 3 passing touchdowns in the game with a final game-winning strike to Austin Pettis with 1:14 remaining in the game.
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Kellen Moore was mentioned by major sports media as a top candidate for the 2010 Heisman Trophy.
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Kellen Moore was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, the Maxwell Award, and the Manning Award.
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Kellen Moore was named the Touchdown Club of Columbus Quarterback of the Year.
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Kellen Moore was ranked ahead of Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck and Oregon running back LaMichael James who both finished ahead of Moore in the 2010 Heisman voting.
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Kellen Moore only needed 8 wins during the 2011 season to pass Colt McCoy for most wins by a quarterback in NCAA history.
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Kellen Moore threw his 100th touchdown pass against Georgia during week one.
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Kellen Moore was one of three finalists for the Maxwell Award along with Andrew Luck and Trent Richardson.
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Kellen Moore ended 2011 ranked first in the FBS in completion percentage.
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Kellen Moore was projected as a late draft pick or priority free agent.
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Kellen Moore was not selected in the 2012 NFL Draft, but was signed immediately post-draft by the Detroit Lions.
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On February 21,2014, it was announced the Lions would not place a restricted free agent tender offer on Kellen Moore, allowing him to explore other NFL options.
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On September 5,2015, following the team's preseason, Kellen Moore failed to make the initial 53-player roster and was released during the team's final cuts of training camp.
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On September 6,2015, Kellen Moore was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to the team's practice squad, reuniting with former Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan.
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Kellen Moore was the team's backup for two games, until the Cowboys acquired quarterback Matt Cassel.
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Kellen Moore became the fifth quarterback in team history to throw for 400 or more yards in a single game and passed for the sixth-most yards in team history for a single game.
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Kellen Moore was released by the Cowboys on September 2,2017, but was re-signed on September 5,2017.
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Kellen Moore was released on October 26,2017 and re-signed to the practice squad.
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On January 31,2019, the Cowboys announced that Kellen Moore would be promoted to offensive coordinator.
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On January 30,2023, Kellen Moore was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers to become their new offensive coordinator.