Former Broncos safety Rahim Moore was cut by the DC Defenders when XFL teams trimmed their rosters from 71 players down to 52 players in January. After that, Moore was signed by the Tampa Bay Vipers.
It’s unclear what happened from there but somehow Moore ended back on the Defenders’ roster before Week 1. Either the safety was cut by Tampa Bay and ended up back in Washington, D.C. or the Defenders worked out a trade to acquire a player they had already released.
Making his XFL debut (for DC) against the Seattle Dragons on Saturday, Moore totaled three tackles and one interception. He also broke up a pass. Here is Moore’s interception in the second quarter:
Rahim Moore picks off Silvers and the Defenders take over! pic.twitter.com/iFfXAr8GR0
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) February 8, 2020
DC went on to defeat Seattle 31-19 in the XFL’s first game of 2020.
Moore (6-1, 200 pounds) was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft out of UCLA. He spent the first four years of his career in Denver and then had brief stints with the Texans, Browns and Giants.
Moore played in the now-defunct AAF with the Arizona Hotshots last year. The 29-year-old safety has now recorded 10 interceptions as a pro.
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