With the fallout from Moore’s trade away from Oakland, Del Rio commented on the situation following the team’s first regular season practice on Sunday.

The 25-year-old was selected in the third round of the 2013 Draft by the AFC West side, and he was productive in his two campaigns with the club. The Colts announced the deal and the NFL Network reported the Raiders will receive a sixth-round pick. The outside linebacker, who started 22 games the past two seasons, obviously has not hit it off with the new coaching staff. On Thursday night, he didn’t play on defense until the final eight minutes. I think he’s more likely to be used in the middle, but his versatility could come in handy for the Colts down the line. So much if my heart is in the bay… “It was all special teams duty until he saw 10 snaps of defense in the fourth quarter of Thursday”™s exhibition finale in Seattle.

Moore, who’s recovering from hip surgery, had fallen out of the rotation this summer with the Raiders. These are solid football players that other teams overlooked, for whatever reason, but, getting impact players that late in the draft says you’re doing your homework.

The 6-foot-1, 240-pound Moore was originally drafted by the Raiders in the third round in 2013.

Del Rio was blunt in his comments about Moore, stating that he wouldn’t have made the roster if he wasn’t traded, which in turn led to the decision from Reggie McKenzie to find a trading partner to get something in return for the 2013 third rounder. When training camp started, Moore was initially on the physically unable to perform list.

Sio Moore’s new employer is the hands-down favorite to three-peat as AFC South Champs and get back to the AFC Championship Game.

Moore spoke a day later and offered little in response. Jerrell Freeman and D’Qwell Jackson were only okay at the two middle linebacker positions last season, and I would expect that Moore would start over the former. “If that’s what he said, that’s what he said”. “I do what I”™ve got to do.”. “Wednesday”™s signing of linebacker Lorenzo Alexander also was a signal his time could be short.