Post by TheShadow on Apr 26, 2013 20:30:58 GMT -5
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By Jerry McDonald
ALAMEDA -- The Raiders selected Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore with their third-round draft pick, No. 66 overall.
Moore, 6-foot-1, 245 pounds, was a three-year starter for UConn with 274 tackles, including 43 for losses.
A participant in the Senior Bowl, where the Raiders staff coached one of the teams, Moore told reporters at the NFL scouting combine he thought the experience benefited him in terms of competing against the best college players.
``I had very little time to really make my case, so the first thing I wanted to do once I got out there was to make sure that I showed guys that I'm here and a good ballplayer,'' Moore said. ``I felt like I got overlooked, but I was glad to have the opportunity and show guys what I'm able to do against top-tier talent. It was an honor as well as a challenge.''
Moore described his playing style to reporters at the NFL scouting combine:
``When I go out and play football, I play (angry). I play with a passion to win and the passion to give everything I have to my teammates.''
Moore joins a crowded group of linebackers along with returnee Miles Burris and free agent signees Nick Roach, Kevin Burnett and Kaluka Maiava.
By Jerry McDonald
ALAMEDA -- The Raiders selected Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore with their third-round draft pick, No. 66 overall.
Moore, 6-foot-1, 245 pounds, was a three-year starter for UConn with 274 tackles, including 43 for losses.
A participant in the Senior Bowl, where the Raiders staff coached one of the teams, Moore told reporters at the NFL scouting combine he thought the experience benefited him in terms of competing against the best college players.
``I had very little time to really make my case, so the first thing I wanted to do once I got out there was to make sure that I showed guys that I'm here and a good ballplayer,'' Moore said. ``I felt like I got overlooked, but I was glad to have the opportunity and show guys what I'm able to do against top-tier talent. It was an honor as well as a challenge.''
Moore described his playing style to reporters at the NFL scouting combine:
``When I go out and play football, I play (angry). I play with a passion to win and the passion to give everything I have to my teammates.''
Moore joins a crowded group of linebackers along with returnee Miles Burris and free agent signees Nick Roach, Kevin Burnett and Kaluka Maiava.