Maurice "Mo" Purify was born on January 17,1986 and is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is currently the wide receivers coach for College of the Redwoods.
23 Facts About Maurice Purify
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Maurice Purify was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
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Maurice Purify was born in Eureka, California and attended Eureka High School.
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Maurice Purify received offers from Arizona, Kentucky, Oregon State, and Washington.
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Maurice Purify recorded at least four receptions three times during the season, with a career-high six receptions at Oklahoma State.
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Maurice Purify recorded career-highs of 91 yards against Kansas and two touchdown receptions at Oklahoma State.
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Maurice Purify finished his career ranked sixth on the Nebraska career receptions list with 91 and fifth in receiving yards with 1,444.
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Maurice Purify played in 25 games with nine starts in his career.
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Maurice Purify went undrafted in the 2008 NFL draft he was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on May 8.
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Maurice Purify played in all four preseason games, with three receptions for 25 yards.
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In 2009, Maurice Purify played in all four preseason games recording four receptions for 46 yards.
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Maurice Purify played in a total of five regular season games, as he helped the Bengals win the 2009 AFC North Division Championship.
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Maurice Purify signed with the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League on November 19,2010.
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Maurice Purify finished the 2011 season with 129 catches for 1,650 yards and 46 receiving touchdowns and was named the AFL's Rookie of the Year, Breakout Player of the Year, and was named to the AFL All-Arena Second team.
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Maurice Purify was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League on July 11,2011.
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Maurice Purify signed with the Arizona Rattlers for the 2012 Arena Football League season.
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Maurice Purify missed most of the season due to injury but returned late in the season to help lead the Rattlers to ArenaBowl XXVI.
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The Rattlers defeated the Soul, with Maurice Purify catching 2 touchdown passes during the game.
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Maurice Purify was on the injured reserve for the first 7 weeks of the season before he was released.
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Maurice Purify came back in with the Rattlers and tried out to join the team again but Maurice Purify decided to not sign with the team and explore different options.
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On June 30,2015, Maurice Purify was assigned to the San Jose SaberCats.
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On December 17,2015, Maurice Purify was named head coach of the Northshore Gators.
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On December 29,2015, Maurice Purify said he left the Gators to take the offensive coordinator position with the Steel City Menace.