Mo Alie-Cox

Mohamed Alie-Cox (born September 19, 1993) is an American football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college basketball at VCU.

Mo Alie-Cox
Alie-Cox with VCU in 2014
No. 81 – Indianapolis Colts
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993
Alexandria, Virginia
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:267 lb (121 kg)
Career information
High school:Middleburg Academy (Middleburg, Virginia)
College:VCU
Undrafted:2017
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Receptions:46
Receiving yards:620
Receiving touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com

College basketball career

Alie-Cox was a four-year standout at Virginia Commonwealth University's Men's basketball team.[1] He started 103 of 142 games and totaled 1,092 points, 663 rebounds, 87 steals, 112 assists and 255 blocks in 3,322 minutes. He averaged over 25 minutes a game in his final three years.[2] He also led VCU to its first ever Atlantic 10 Conference championship, earning all tournament team honors. He is the school's all-time leader in field goal percentage.

Professional football career

On April 21, 2017, Alie-Cox signed with the Indianapolis Colts, having not played organized football since his freshman year of high school.[3] He was waived/injured by the Colts on August 5, 2017 after suffering a lower leg injury and was placed on injured reserve.[4] He was released with an injury settlement on August 11, 2017. He was re-signed to the Colts' practice squad on October 7, 2017.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts on January 1, 2018.[6]

On September 1, 2018, Alie-Cox was waived by the Colts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on September 28, 2018.[9] In Week 4, against the Houston Texans, he made his NFL debut and recorded a 17-yard reception.[10] He was waived again on October 3, 2018 and re-signed back to the practice squad.[11][12] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 12, 2018.[13] He recorded his first career touchdown catch, a highlight reel one-handed grab, on a 26-yard reception from Andrew Luck in a 42–28 victory over the Oakland Raiders on October 28, 2018. On December 30, 2019, Alie-Cox was signed to a one-year extension through 2020.

Alie-Cox was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp on July 28, 2020.[14] He was activated on August 21, 2020.[15] On September 20, 2020, Alie-Cox had five receptions for 111 receiving yards helping the Colts win 28–11 over the Minnesota Vikings.[16]

References
  1. Epps, Wayne. "Former VCU hoops star Mo Alie-Cox feeling more confident in second year with Colts". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. "Mo Alie-Cox". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  3. Bowen, Kevin (April 21, 2017). "Colts Sign Former VCU Basketball Player Mo Alie-Cox". Colts.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  4. Bowen, Kevin (August 5, 2017). "Colts Waive Injured Tight End, Former Basketball Player, Mo Alie-Cox". Colts.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  5. "Roster Move: Colts Sign TE Mo Alie-Cox Back To Practice Squad". Colts.com. October 7, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  6. "Colts Sign Eight Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018.
  7. Walker, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Colts Announce Final 2018 Roster Cuts". Colts.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  8. Walker, Andrew (September 2, 2018). "Colts Sign Five To Practice Squad". Colts.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  9. "Roster Moves: Colts Sign Three To Active Roster From Practice Squad; Place T/G Joe Haeg On IR". Colts.com. September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  10. "Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – September 30th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  11. "Roster Moves: Colts Bring TE Erik Swoope Back To Active Roster". Colts.com. October 3, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  12. "Roster Move: Colts Sign TE Mo Alie-Cox Back To Practice Squad". Colts.com. October 5, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  13. "Roster Moves: Colts Elevate TE Mo Alie-Cox; Place S Matthias Farley On Injured Reserve". Colts.com. October 12, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  14. "Colts Place Three On PUP List To Start Training Camp; Release TE Matt Lengel". Colts.com. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. "Colts TE Mo Alie-Cox Removed From PUP List". Colts.com. August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  16. "Minnesota Vikings at Indianapolis Colts – September 20th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.


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