{"id":5713,"date":"2013-08-15T21:54:55","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T01:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=5713"},"modified":"2013-08-16T08:58:56","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T12:58:56","slug":"arthur-moats-continues-to-be-awesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=5713","title":{"rendered":"Arthur Moats Continues to be Awesome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/eplayer.clipsyndicate.com\/embed\/iframe?aspect_ratio=16x9&amp;auto_next=0&amp;auto_start=0&amp;page_count=4&amp;pf_id=8957&amp;pl_id=28636&amp;rel=3&amp;show_title=0&amp;tags=localnews_vertical&amp;va_id=4224135&amp;volume=8&amp;windows=1\" height=\"330\" width=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Arthur Moats, the JMU alum and Buffalo Bills linebacker, befriended a severely injured police officer and inspired him to get well. Because of course he did. He&#8217;s Arthur Moats and that&#8217;s just the sort of thing he does.<\/p>\n<p>This is just the latest action by Moats that should make us all proud to call him a Duke. He&#8217;s done some pretty great things in his young NFL career. Off the top of my head here are just a few:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Returned to JMU after his rookie season and earned his degree during the NFL lockout<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Handled countless interviews with class after delivering the hit that ended Brett Favre&#8217;s consecutive games streak\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Helped a family that lost everything in a fire <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/news\/article\/Arthur-Moats-United-Way--Red-Cross-Team-Up-To-Help-Fire-Victims\">get back on its feet<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gave his time to the United Way to help <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skmgroupblog.com\/2012\/03\/a-giving-group-meets-arthur-moats-of-the-buffalo-bills\/\">raise awareness and thank the givers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Attended a seemingly endless number of events helping the greater Buffalo community<\/li>\n<li>Visited schools, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalobills.com\/news\/article-1\/Arthur-Moats-and-Tim-Hortons-deliver-smiles\/5ec91db1-bad0-400c-afa2-55a85aff8c5c\">hospitals<\/a>, and basically anywhere else where he could make a positive impact on kids<\/li>\n<li>Prepared for life after football by completing an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalobulls.com\/general\/releases\/2012-13\/moats_release\">internship at the University of Buffalo<\/a> last offseason<\/li>\n<li>Followed up the internship by applying and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalobills.com\/news\/article-1\/Moats-to-begin-grad-school-this-fall\/7822f2cf-4ffe-4f00-9412-6e83b9ff50b9\">getting accepted to a master&#8217;s program<\/a> focused on community and economic development<\/li>\n<li>Earned <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23dontcrossthemoats&amp;src=hash\">his own hashtag<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Helped raise money to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.org\/myacs\/eastern\/areahighlights\/cancernynj-news-cancer-dont-cross-the-moats\">fight cancer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Further endeared himself to the Buffalo faithful by embracing the Sabres (even as a Caps fan, it&#8217;s pretty cool to see him mix it up on Twitter with Sabres fans during games)<\/li>\n<li>Basically blended right in by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalobills.com\/media-center\/videos\/Behind-the-scenes-Arthur-Moats\/bb43b3f6-7d29-4474-ba7d-8444f5ac3719\">becoming the football player next door<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The point is that Moats is pretty great. We&#8217;re all too familiar with the stories of pro athletes doing dumb things. Most of us like to believe that if we were blessed enough to play sports professionally, we&#8217;d have the perspective and wisdom to appreciate it, make a positive impact on the community, and plan for a life after the game. Obviously, wealthy and talented 20 something placed in that situation don&#8217;t always do that though. I probably wouldn&#8217;t have. But Moats does. And the NFL, greater Buffalo, and our own JMU community are better off as a result.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5713&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arthur Moats, the JMU alum and Buffalo Bills linebacker, befriended a severely injured police officer and inspired him to get well. Because of course he did. He&#8217;s Arthur Moats and that&#8217;s just the sort of thing he does. This is just the latest action by Moats that should make us all proud to call him [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[77],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1868,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1868","url_meta":{"origin":5713,"position":0},"title":"Give Arthur Moats the Rookie of the Week Award for Christmas","date":"December 24, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"As commenter JMU Rugby mentioned, Arthur Moats is up for NFL Rookie of the Week again. Vote here.\u00a0This is Moats' second week in a row that he's up for the award. Let's get out the vote and make sure Moats wins this week! The nomination is recognition of another strong\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":650,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=650","url_meta":{"origin":5713,"position":1},"title":"Updated: Moats Drafted by the Bills &#038; McGee by Jacksonville","date":"April 24, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Arthur \"Da Body\" Moats got drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the 178th pick of the 2010 NFL Drafts. Moats is the first JMU player to be drafted since 2000, when the\u00a0Cincinnati\u00a0Bills picked Curtis Keaton and he is the 11th Duke to be drafted overall. It's a terrific accomplishment for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1173,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1173","url_meta":{"origin":5713,"position":2},"title":"Trio of Solid Debuts for the Dukes","date":"August 14, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Three former JMU Dukes got their first taste of live action in the NFL pre-season last night. Scotty McGee and Mike Caussin suited up for the Jags as they faced off with the Eagles, and Arthur Moats and the Bills played the Redskins at Fed Ex. All three players put\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/64369_Jaguars_Camp_Football-292x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1793,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1793","url_meta":{"origin":5713,"position":3},"title":"Don&#8217;t Cross the Moats","date":"December 6, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"By now we assume you've seen the devastating hit that JMU's own Arthur Moats put on Brett Favre yesterday. Wow! It's never fun to see a guy get hurt, but\u00a0um, wow.\u00a0That was just brutal. In fact if you have a few hours to kill\u00a0head over to Mister Irrelevant and watch\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-favre.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":579,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=579","url_meta":{"origin":5713,"position":4},"title":"Arthur Moats Will Not Steal Your Chair Mr. Orakpo","date":"April 8, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Arthur Moats has been busy lately visiting with a number of NFL teams for pre-draft interviews. He's met with Buffalo, Philly, and New England amongst other teams. Patriots Daily conducted an extensive Q&A with\u00a0Moats about his experiences thus far. 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