21 MEWELDE
MOORE
PRO: Signed with the
Pittsburgh Steelers on March 3, 2008 as a free agent (Minnesota)…holds Vikings
record with a 10.5-yard career punt return average…one of only two players in
Vikings history (David Palmer) to have two career punt return TDs…owns two of
the 10 longest punt returns in Vikings history with his pair of 71-yard TDs…the
Vikings were 4-0 in games when Moore runs for 100+ yards...ranks tied with
Herschel Walker for 10th place in Vikings history with four career 100-yard
rushing games...along with Koren Robinson, who had a kickoff return TD at N.Y.
Giants (11/13/05), marked only the 2nd time in Vikings history posted a punt
return and kickoff return TD in the same game, the other occurring in 1999 at
Kansas City when Robert Tate (KOR) and Randy Moss (PR) accomplished the feat…set
a Vikings’ record with 610 combined net yards in a 3-game span in 2004 (at
Houston, at New Orleans, vs. Tennessee), topping the old mark of 573 set by
Chuck Foreman in 1976...won NFL’s Pepsi Rookie of the Week award for performance
vs. Tennessee (10/24/04)…joined Onterrio Smith as the only Viking rookies in
Vikings’ team history to rush for
consecutive 100-yard games (at New Orleans, vs. Tennessee) in 2004…was the 1st
RB selected from Tulane by the Vikings since taking Tommy Mason #1 overall in
the 1961 inaugural draft, the 1st player ever drafted by
Minnesota.
2007 (12-0):
Rushed 20 times for
113 yards (5.7 avg.)…caught six
passes for 48 yards (8.0 avg.)…returned 13 punts for 130 yards (10.0) with a
long of 42 yards…9/9 vs. Atlanta:
Was inactive…9/16 at Detroit:
Ran six times for a season-high 50 yards (8.3 avg.)…caught a season-high
four passes for 36 yards (9.0)…9/23 at
Kansas City: Rushed four times for 21 yards (5.3 avg.)…made two receptions
for 12 yards (6.0 avg.)…9/30 vs. Green
Bay: Was inactive…10/14 at Chicago:
Was inactive…10/21 at Dallas:
Played primarily special teams…10/28
vs. Philadelphia: Played primarily special teams…11/04 vs. San Diego: Returned four
punts for 59 yards (14.8 avg.)…11/11 at
Green Bay: Played special teams and lined up as a receiver but did not catch
a pass…11/18 vs. Oakland: Rushed
twice for nine yards (4.5 avg.) and had one fumble…returned two punts for five
yards…11/25 at New York Giants:
Rushed three times for 12 yards (4.0 avg.)…12/2 vs. Detroit: Had three carries for
four yards with a long of five yards…returned one punt for ten yards…12/09 at San Francisco: Returned a punt
for six yards…12/17 vs. Chicago: Was
inactive…12/23 vs. Washington:
Returned two punts for 29 yards…12/30 at Denver: Ran twice for 17 yards
(8.5 avg.)…returned three punts for 21 yards (7.0 avg.).
2006 (16-0):
Led
the team with a 10.1 punt return average and tied for 2nd on the team with a
career-high 46 receptions…ranked 4th in the NFC in punt return average…joined
Nate Burleson as the only Viking in team history to return a punt for a TD on
Monday Night Football with his 71-yard return vs. New England in Week 8…with the
return joined David Palmer to become only the 2nd player in franchise history
with two career punt return TDs…threw the 7th TD by a RB in team history when he
hit TE Jermaine Wiggins on a halfback pass in Week 7 at Seattle for a 15-yard TD…the TD pass marked the
2nd time on the season that the Vikings scored on a pass by a non-QB (K Ryan
Longwell to TE Richard Owens vs. Carolina, 9/10), which tied the team record set
in 1984 when RB Alfred Anderson threw two TD passes…also returned a punt 40
yards against the Seahawks…caught the Vikings’ two longest passes on the season,
both 50-yarders, one from Brooks Bollinger in Week 8 vs. New England and the
other from Tarvaris Jackson vs. St. Louis in Week 17…posted the 2nd-longest punt
return in team history in a season opener with his 20-yard return at Washington
on Monday Night Football…tied team high with five receptions in Week 15 vs. NY
Jets and scored his 1st receiving TD of the season, catching Tarvaris Jackson’s
1st career TD pass on a 35-yard screen pass…9/11 at Washington: Ran twice for
negative 0.5 yards…returned two punts for 27 yards (13.5 avg.)…9/17 vs. Carolina: Ran one time for 11
yards…caught three passes for 13 yards (4.3 avg.)…returned six punts for 22
yards (3.7 avg.)…returned one kickoff for 25 yards…9/24 vs. Chicago: Had three rushes for
23 yards (7.7 avg.)…caught three passes for 18 yards (6.0 avg.)…returned two
punts for 16 yards (8.0 avg.)…10/1 at
Buffalo: Ran two times for 17 yards (8.5 avg.)…two receptions for 21 yards
(10.5 avg.)…returned one punt for 16 yards…10/8 vs. Detroit: Had a season-high
five receptions for 38 yards (7.6 avg.)…returned three punts for 19 yards (6.3
avg.)…10/22 at Seattle: Threw his
first career touchdown pass to TE Jermaine Wiggins (15-yards)…one reception for
five yards…returned four punts for 66 yards (16.5 avg.)…10/30 vs. New England: Rushed twice for
nine yards (4.5 avg.)…caught four passes for a season-high 91 yards (22.8
avg.)…returned a punt 71 yards for his second career punt return for a
touchdown…returned two punts for 81 yards (40.5 avg.)…11/5 at San Francisco: Ran once for
minus- one yards…caught a pass for four yards…returned two punts for 18 yards
(9.0 avg.)…11/12 vs. Green Bay:
Had three rushes for 15 yards
(5.0 avg.)…tied a season high with five receptions for 57 yards (11.4
avg.)…returned three punts for 14 yards (4.7 avg.)…11/19 at Miami: Ran one time for 14
yards…tied a season high for the second consecutive week with five receptions
for 32 yards (6.4 avg.)…returned six punts for 68 yards (11.3 avg.)…11/26 vs. Arizona: Ran twice for 10
yards (5.0 avg.)…12/3 at Chicago:
Had three rushes for 13 yards (4.3 avg.)…again tied a season high with five
catches for 51 yards (10.2 avg.)…returned three punts for 10 yards (3.3 avg.)…12/10 at Detroit: Ran three times for
11 yards (3.7 avg.)…caught two passes for 18 yards (9.0 avg.)…12/17 vs. New York Jets: Tied a season
high with five receptions for 53 yards (10.6 avg.)…caught his first touchdown of
the season…returned one punt for negative one yard…12/21 at Green Bay: Caught two passes
for 10 yards (5.0 avg.)…12/31 vs. St.
Louis: Ran one time for 10 yards…caught three passes for 57 yards (19.0
avg.)…returned one punt for nine yards.
2005
(16-8): Enjoyed a breakout
year of production as a rusher, receiver and return man...was the only player in
the NFL to score by rush, reception and punt return in 2005...Moore became the
2nd Viking to score a rushing, receiving and punt return TD, joining Pro
Football Hall of Famer Hugh McElhenny in 1961...posted the 9th punt return TD in
Vikings history with a 71-yard TD in Week 10 at NY Giants in the upset win...the
71-yard punt return TD was the 6th-longest punt return TD in team history and
8th-long overall punt return..part of an NFL-record setting day in Giants
Stadium as he joined Koren Robinson (kickoff return TD) and Darren Sharper (INT
return TD) to become the only team in League history to score all three ways in
a game...ranked 2nd in the NFC and 3rd in the NFL with an 11.7 yard average on
punt returns...his 11.7 average was the 4th-best in Vikings history...became the
highest-ranked Vikings punt returner (3rd in NFL) since 1997 when David Palmer
was 3rd in the League...led team in rushing (662 yards), punt returns (245
yards) and was 3rd on team in receptions (37)...broke the 100-yard rushing mark
twice on the season with 101 vs. New Orleans in Week 3 and 122 at Green Bay in
Week 11...the 122 yards at Green Bay on Monday Night Football made him the 4th
Vikings RB to break the century mark on MNF...was honored along with CB Dovonte
Edwards for MNF Green Bay game by being put on ABC’s “Horse Trailer”...scored
1st NFL TD vs. Green Bay in Week 11 as part of a torrid 2nd-half comeback,
catching a 14-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper put the Vikings up 20-17 after
trailing 0-17 at halftime. Moore’s TD with 3:10 left in the game gave the
Vikings the lead in the contest before future Viking Ryan Longwell hit a 39-yard
FG with :24 to play for a 20-17 Green Bay lead before Vikings K Paul Edinger
connected on a team-record 56-yarder as time expired for a 23-20 win...scored
1st rushing TD at Carolina in Week 8 on a four-yard rush...scored 2nd receiving
TD of his career in season finale vs. Chicago on a seven-yard pass from Brad
Johnson…9/11 vs. Tampa Bay: Returned
three kickoffs for 66 yards (22.0 avg.)…had a long return of 27 yards…9/18 at Cincinnati: Ran eight times for
29 yards (3.6 avg.)…caught two passes for seven yards (3.5 avg.)…returned one
kickoff for six yards…9/25 vs. New
Orleans: Eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the first time of the season with 23
carries for 101 yards (4.4 avg.)…caught one pass for three yards…10/2 at Atlanta: Gained 57 yards on 14
attempts (4.1 avg.)…caught a season-high six passes for 63 yards (10.5 avg.)…10/16 at Chicago: Rushed for 57 yards
on 14 attempts (4.1 avg.)…had five receptions for 52 yards (10.4 avg.)…10/23 vs. Green Bay: Scored his first
career touchdown reception…had four catches for 60 yards (15.0 avg.)…had 13
rushing attempts for 45 yards (3.5 avg.)…returned two punts for nine yards (4.5
avg.)…10/30 at Carolina: Ran nine
times for 30 yards (3.3 avg.) and scored his first career rushing touchdown…had
one reception for one yard…returned one punt for 13 yards…11/6 vs. Detroit: Gained 49 yards on 11
carries (4.5 avg.)…caught one pass for 26 yards…returned two punts for 30 yards
(15.0 avg.)…11/13 at New York Giants:
Returned three punts for 87 yards…returned a punt 71 yards for his first
career punt return for a touchdown…11/21
at Green Bay: Ran 22 times for a season-high 122 yards (5.5 avg.)…caught two
passes for 16 yards (8.0 avg.)…returned five punts for 40 yards (8.0 avg.)…11/27 vs. Cleveland: Gained 67 yards on
21 attempts (3.2 avg.)…had two receptions for nine yards (4.5 avg.)…returned one
punt for two yards…12/4 at Detroit:
Ran one time for minus-six yards…returned one punt for seven yards…12/11 vs. St. Louis: Ran once for no
gain…caught a pass for seven yards…returned one punt for zero yards…12/18 vs. Pittsburgh: Ran twice for
five yards (2.5 avg.)…had two receptions for nine yards (4.5 avg.)…returned
three punts for 41 yards (13.7 avg.)…12/25 at Baltimore: Gained 49 yards on
10 carries (4.9 avg.)…caught four passes for 42 yards (10.5 avg.)…had one punt
return for 16 yards…1/1 vs. Chicago:
Had six attempts for 57 yards (9.5 avg.)…caught six passes for 44 yards (7.3
avg.) and one touchdown.
2004 (10-3/2-0):
Played in 10 games
with three starts and finished 3rd on the team with 379 yards rushing…had 27
receptions for 238 yards…finished 2nd on the team with 20 kickoff returns for
386 yards (19.3 avg.)…ran for a season-best 138 yards on a season-high 20
carries vs. Tennessee in Week 7…earned Pepsi Rookie of the Week honors for his
performance vs. the Titans…had 92 rushing yards in Week 5 at Houston in his
first career start, the 3rd-best in team history for a player making their 1st
start…set a team rookie record with 12 catches at Houston, which also tied him
for 2nd in team history by a RB…posted his 1st career 100-yard rushing day in
his return to his collegiate stadium at New Orleans in Week 6, with 109 yards on
15 carries…also caught seven passes for 78 yards to end the day with a
career-high 187 yards of offense…inactive Weeks 9-13 with an ankle
sprain…inactive for game vs. Chicago in Week 3…played in both of Vikings’
playoff games…caught two passes for 20 yards and returned a pair of kickoffs for
71 yards with a long of 39 in Divisional Playoff game at Philadelphia…Returned
three kickoffs for 36 yards in Wild Card game at Green Bay…9/12 vs. Dallas: Made NFL Debut…ran
once for eight yards…caught a pass for eight yards…returned one punt for one
yard…returned one kickoff for 17 yards…9/20 at Philadelphia: Had one reception
for six yards…returned six kickoffs for 123 yards (20.5 avg.)…9/26 vs. Chicago: Was inactive…10/10 at Houston: Had 20 attempts for
92 yards (4.6 avg.)…caught a season-high 12 passes for 90 yards (7.5
avg.)…returned one kickoff for three yards…10/17 at New Orleans: Eclipsed the
100-yard mark for the first time in his career with 109 yards on 15 rushes (7.3
avg.)…also had seven catches for 78 yards (11.1 avg.)…returned three kickoffs
for 51 yards (17.0 avg.)…10/24 vs.
Tennessee: Rushed for over 100 yards for the second consecutive game…his 138
yards on 20 attempts (6.9 avg.) were a career high…also had five catches for 30
yards (6.0 avg.)…returned one kickoff for 19 yards…10/31 vs. New York Giants: Ran for 29
yards on eight rushes (3.6 avg.)…had one reception for 26 yards…11/8 at Indianapolis: Was inactive…11/14 at Green Bay: Was inactive…11/21 vs. Detroit: Was inactive…11/28 vs. Jacksonville: Was inactive…12/5 at Chicago: Was inactive…12/12 vs. Seattle: Returned one kickoff
for 30 yards…12/19 at Detroit:
Returned three kickoffs for 59 yards (19.7 avg.)…returned three punts for 27
yards (9.0 avg.)…12/24 vs. Green Bay:
Ran one time for three yards…returned two punts for 42 yards (21.0 avg.)…1/2 at Washington: Returned two punts
for 42 yards (21.0 avg.)…NFC Wild Card
Game 1/9 at Green Bay: Returned three punts for 36 yards (12.0 avg.)…NFC Divisional Playoff Game 1/16 at
Philadelphia: Caught two passes for 20 yards (10.0 avg.)…returned two punts
for 71 yards (35.5 avg.)…had a long return of 39 yards.
COLLEGE:
Only
the 2nd player in NCAA history to rush for 4,000 yards and have 2,000 yards
receiving in a career, joining former Viking Darrin Nelson (Stanford)…ranks 11th
in Division I history in all-purpose yards with 6,505 yards…ran for 100+ yards
in 22 games to set Tulane and Conference USA records…his 36 career TDs rank 2nd
in Tulane and C-USA history…2003:
Earned First-Team C-USA Honors…led the team with 185 carries for 915 yards (4.9
avg.) and five touchdowns…averaged 101.7 rushing yards per game…finished second
on the team with 39 receptions for 408 yards (10.5 avg.) and four
touchdowns...2002: Led team with 288
carries for 1,138 yards (4.0 avg.) and six touchdowns…also led team in
receptions with 52 and receiving yards with 545 (10.5avg.)…caught three
touchdowns…became the second player in Tulane history to run for 1,000 yards in
consecutive season…2001: Ran 262
times for 1,431 yards (5.4 avg.) and eight touchdowns…set Tulane’s single-season
rushing record…named First-Team All-C-USA…led the team with 65 receptions for
756 yards (11.6 avg.) and seven touchdowns…returned five kicks for 82 yards
(16.4 avg.)…2000: Had 174 carries
for a team-leading 890 yards (5.1 avg.) and two touchdowns…caught 33 passes for
350 yards (10.6 avg.) and one touchdown...named C-USA’s Freshman of the Year.
PERSONAL:
Starred at Belaire
High in Baton Rouge…named to media All-State team and a 2nd-team All-State
choice by state coaches…ran for over 1,600 yards as a senior…all-State in
baseball…drafted in the 4th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft by the
San Diego Padres, spending 3 summers in the organization…took 24 credits in
spring 2004 to graduate on time with a double major in finance and
accounting…active in the Twin Cities community with the National Football
Foundation, United Way, and Memorial Blood Center…recipient of the Community
Service Award for Business Ethics at the Tulane Council of Entrepreneurs and
Business School Council Awards Gala in spring 2003…member of National Honor
Society at Belaire High in Baton Rouge...supports youth education through his
Mewelde Moore Knowledge First Foundation…married to Tymeka…Full name: Mewelde
Jaem Cadere Moore.