Dan Mozes

Edit links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Dan Mozes
Personal information
Born: (1983-09-15) September 15, 1983 (age 40)
Center
Undrafted:2007
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Daniel Mozes (born September 15, 1983) is an American former

undrafted free agent
. He is currently an assistant coach.

College career

Mozes attended

center. He was a three-time All-Big East academic all-star (2003–2005).[1]

Freshman (2002)

Mozes

scout teams.[1]

Freshman (2003)

After redshirting a year, Mozes started every game his

Pitt. He won MVP honors against Wisconsin and was named rookie of the week against Cincinnati.[1]

Sophomore (2004)

Mozes was named First-team All-Big East, and started every game of the season.[1] He also won academic All-Big East accolades.[1]

Junior (2005)

During his junior year, Mozes started two games at left guard. For the game against Maryland, he was moved to center. Since that game, he started at that position. After recording seven knockdowns, he sprained his left ankle in the game against Cincinnati, which put him in pain for the last three games of the season. He was named Offensive MVP against Virginia Tech and Pitt. He was named 2005 Second-team All-American by the Associated Press. He was also named first-team All-Big East for the second consecutive year, Rimington Trophy finalist, named to the ESPN All-Conference squad, and named to the All-ECAC squad.[1]

Senior (2006)

As a senior, Mozes was named an

NCAA unanimous All-American and won the Rimington Trophy for the nation's best Center.[2][3] By winning the award, he became the first Mountaineer since 1916 (when awards were first handed out) to win a national award. He was also a finalist for the Outland Trophy, was a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award, and won the Rimington Trophy. He led the way for the Mountaineers team that recorded over 3,600 yards rushing in 2006. His offensive line also was strong in the passing game, where they only gave up 1.17 sacks per game (Mozes gave up no sacks). He, and the back he blocked for, Steve Slaton, were the only Big East players named to first-team All-American team, and they were the first pair of consensus All-Americans in school history. Mozes and Slaton were also the 10th and 11th players in school history to earn the honor.[4]

On May 17, 2007, about a month after signing his deal with the Vikings in the NFL, Mozes won the 2007 Fred Schaus Captain's Award. The award is presented annually to the school's most outstanding varsity team captains.[5]

Professional career

Pre-Draft

Mozes left West Virginia as a senior and was expected to be a second-day pick in the

2007 NFL Draft.[6]

After the Senior Bowl, NFL Draft Countdown's Scott Wright reported that Mozes was the ninth prospect whose stock was slipping the most, saying "[He is a] Highly-decorated college player who lacks the physical tools for the next level."

ESPN reported that Mozes was their No. 8 center in the 2007 class. His effort was a big positive, while they worried about his size against NFL defenders. He was compared to

Athlon Sports
reported that Mozes was their eighth center in the class as well. They said his "good smarts and instincts" were a positive, while he "struggles to get movement off the ball."

In an April 19 article from Sports Illustrated.com, writer Stewart Mandel picked Mozes as the most underrated offensive lineman in the class. Mandel said,"...Mozes was one of the nation's best. It's hard to believe he's not worthy of a selection somewhere over the course of seven rounds."[7]

NFL Draft

Mozes went unselected in the

2007 NFL Draft
. He was signed a day after by the Minnesota Vikings.

National Football League career

Mozes checked into Gage Hall on July 25, for the start of

Injured Reserve on August 8.[8] And missing the entire 2007 season. He was waived by the Vikings on August 8. However, he returned to the Vikings for their 2008 training camp due to the absence of Matt Birk
.

Coaching career

University of Michigan

Mozes is currently an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Michigan, joining the program in February 2009.[9] His boss at Michigan, Mike Barwis, was his strength coach at West Virginia.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Dan Mozes Mountaineer Profile". MSNSportsNet.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. ^ "West Virgini's Dan Mozes Wins 2006 Rimington Trophy". RimingtonTrophy.com. Rimington Trophy Project. 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  3. ^ "Mozes Wins Rimington". MSNSportsNet.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  4. ^ "It's a Consensus!". MSNSportsNet.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  5. ^ "Schaus Awards Bestowed". BlueGoldNews.com & Scout.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  6. ^ "WVU's Mozes expects to go on NFL draft's second day". PittsburghLive.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  7. ^ "Overrated/Underrated (cont.)". SportsIllustrated.CNN.com. 2007-04-19. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Vikings Transactions - 2007". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  9. ^ "Passing the Torch: Dan Mozes Pays it Forward in the Weight Room". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved 2009-11-06.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dan_Mozes&oldid=1212580687"