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3. The reason why the Giants let him go is pretty crazy
That longest stint with an NFL team? It ended because of a clash with a teammate over a pair of headphones.
According to nj.com's James Kratch, Moore called into an ESPN radio station and confirmed that the Giants let him go after he got into a fight over some Beats By Dre headphones with teammate Cullen Jenkins. Apparently Odell Beckham Jr. brought a bunch to give to his teammates and Moore got none while Jenkins grabbed multiple pairs.
From Kratch:
Moore did appear to suggest, however, that there was an ongoing conflict between him and Jenkins. At one point during the interview, Moore said, "the crazy thing was, I don't really necessarily look at it more as over a Beats By Dre headphone," but more of a "compilation" of issues. Weatherford then asked him directly if it was an issue of respect, and Moore agreed.
"Yeah, it was more of a respect thing," he said. "It was, you know, a combination of things that build up over time. And the way the situation fully just unfolded and evolved, I just felt like, as a teammate and a brother, things should have been handled a certain way. But also I should have handled things in a certain way, maybe talking it out a little more and walking away from it."
Moore also said that he doesn't think he was released for just that one incident in particular.
"Honestly, I think it might have culminated over time," he said. "Like I said, I've been a firm believer in what my values are ... you make your bed, and you've got to lie in it. By no way was I a saint. I had a lot of learning curves and majority factors. I've grown over the time and I felt like, you know, things just ran its course. It happens in this game. As you know, it's very rare that most people spend their whole career with a certain team. I think it just ran its course. Not to take anything away from them, they may get a great person and a better man ... they helped me learn a lot of things, and it was just a stepping stone. I'm looking on to the new chapter."
4. An ex-teammate dissed him
Running back Derrick Ward spent two years with the Giants. And in that time he apparently didn't like what he saw from Moore.
The defensive end had a rough stretch in 2015 where he was benched for a game (when healthy) after committing a costly penalty. The next game back Moore received a roughing the passer penalty that kept a drive alive for the Saints and New Orleans scored on the drive.
Ward tweeted:
"Damontre Moore might be the dumbest player in the NFL. Bra u were a healthy scratch for roufhing the passer 2weeks ago and your at it again?"
He deleted the tweet.
We're not sure but this was probably Tom Coughlin's reaction to the whole ordeal.
9. His nickname is Damonster
From a Q&A with the New York Post:
"It's funny, my aunt gave me my nickname when I was little. I used to always watch like 'Loony Tunes' and Tasmanian Devil. She used to say I used to go around being very destructive and she would call me Monster when I was little just 'cause I was always breaking something or always into something. And then my freshman year in college [at Texas A&M], we played Louisiana Tech on my birthday, I got like three sacks in that game, and I guess a reporter just started calling me Damonster."
Full list here - http://sportsday.***BANNED-URL***/d...-moore-including-bizarre-reason-giants-let-go
That longest stint with an NFL team? It ended because of a clash with a teammate over a pair of headphones.
According to nj.com's James Kratch, Moore called into an ESPN radio station and confirmed that the Giants let him go after he got into a fight over some Beats By Dre headphones with teammate Cullen Jenkins. Apparently Odell Beckham Jr. brought a bunch to give to his teammates and Moore got none while Jenkins grabbed multiple pairs.
From Kratch:
Moore did appear to suggest, however, that there was an ongoing conflict between him and Jenkins. At one point during the interview, Moore said, "the crazy thing was, I don't really necessarily look at it more as over a Beats By Dre headphone," but more of a "compilation" of issues. Weatherford then asked him directly if it was an issue of respect, and Moore agreed.
"Yeah, it was more of a respect thing," he said. "It was, you know, a combination of things that build up over time. And the way the situation fully just unfolded and evolved, I just felt like, as a teammate and a brother, things should have been handled a certain way. But also I should have handled things in a certain way, maybe talking it out a little more and walking away from it."
Moore also said that he doesn't think he was released for just that one incident in particular.
"Honestly, I think it might have culminated over time," he said. "Like I said, I've been a firm believer in what my values are ... you make your bed, and you've got to lie in it. By no way was I a saint. I had a lot of learning curves and majority factors. I've grown over the time and I felt like, you know, things just ran its course. It happens in this game. As you know, it's very rare that most people spend their whole career with a certain team. I think it just ran its course. Not to take anything away from them, they may get a great person and a better man ... they helped me learn a lot of things, and it was just a stepping stone. I'm looking on to the new chapter."
4. An ex-teammate dissed him
Running back Derrick Ward spent two years with the Giants. And in that time he apparently didn't like what he saw from Moore.
The defensive end had a rough stretch in 2015 where he was benched for a game (when healthy) after committing a costly penalty. The next game back Moore received a roughing the passer penalty that kept a drive alive for the Saints and New Orleans scored on the drive.
Ward tweeted:
"Damontre Moore might be the dumbest player in the NFL. Bra u were a healthy scratch for roufhing the passer 2weeks ago and your at it again?"
He deleted the tweet.
We're not sure but this was probably Tom Coughlin's reaction to the whole ordeal.
9. His nickname is Damonster
From a Q&A with the New York Post:
"It's funny, my aunt gave me my nickname when I was little. I used to always watch like 'Loony Tunes' and Tasmanian Devil. She used to say I used to go around being very destructive and she would call me Monster when I was little just 'cause I was always breaking something or always into something. And then my freshman year in college [at Texas A&M], we played Louisiana Tech on my birthday, I got like three sacks in that game, and I guess a reporter just started calling me Damonster."
Full list here - http://sportsday.***BANNED-URL***/d...-moore-including-bizarre-reason-giants-let-go
