Mewelde Moore Mewelde Jaem Cadere Moore ( born July 24 , 1982 ) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent in the National Football League . He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft . Moore also played with the Pittsburgh Steelers , winning a super bowl ring in the meantime . He played college football at Tulane , just down the road from his hometown of Baton Rouge , LA where he was a standout performer at Belaire High School . College career . Moore is only the second player in NCAA history to rush for 4 , 000 yards and have 2 , 000 yards receiving in a career , joining former Viking Darrin Nelson ( Stanford ) . Known for his high - stepping gait and effective straight - arm tactics , Moore ranks 11th in Division I history in all - purpose yards with 6 , 505 yards . He ran for 100 + yards in 22 games to set Tulane and Conference USA records . His 36 career TDs rank second in Tulane and C - USA history . Moore ran for 1 , 138 yards as a junior and 1 , 421 as a sophomore , respectively , to set Tulane ’ s single - season rushing record . Moore was also drafted in the fourth round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres . He spent three summers in the organization while in college . 2000 . In 2000 , Moore was named C - USA ' s Freshman of the Year . He was also a Freshman All - America choice by The Sporting News and Football News . Moore started 7 of the 10 games he played in on the season for the Tulane Green Wave . He hauled in a 74 - yard scoring pass against Army . Posted a season - high 131 rushing yards and had 56 receiving yards against East Carolina . He carried the ball for 114 yards against Cincinnati . He also had 100 - yards rushing against Memphis and Southern Methodist . 2001 . In 2001 , Moore was named 1st - Team All - C - USA . He also set Tulane single - season rushing record with 1 , 422 yards . He broke the 100 - yard rushing mark 7 times during the season . Moore also set school record with 249 rushing yards on 28 attempts , breaking the old mark by 2 yards that had stood since 1970 by former Tulane Green Wave great David Abercrombie while hauling in 6 passes for 87 yards . He became the first Tulane player to break the 100 - yard mark in rushing and receiving , in a game against Navy with 131 rushing yards and 130 receiving . Moore also ran for 201 yards and had 70 yards receiving against Southern . He had a career - best 168 receiving yards with TDs of 32 and 40 yards along with 80 rushing yards and a TD against Army . 2002 . In 2002 , Moore , once again , was named to the All - C - USA team by The Sporting News . Moore became only the second player in Tulane history to run for 1 , 000 yards in consecutive seasons , joining Eddie Price in 1948 – 49 . Led the team in rushing and receiving . He averaged 129 . 5 all - purpose yards per game for the season . He scored a pair of ground TDs and caught a TD pass against East Carolina . He also ran for season - high 147 yards against Southern . Moore carried the ball 32 times for 136 yards and had 5 catches for 58 yards against Southern Mississippi . He caught a 47 - yard TD pass against TCU . Moore ran for 116 yards on 30 carries and had 6 receptions for 80 yards against Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl . 2003 . In 2003 , Moore earned 1st - Team C - USA honors . He was named to Doak Walker and Walter Camp Award watch lists honoring the top running back and player in college football . Moore started the first 9 games of the season but missed the final 3 with broken hand that required surgery . He ranked second in C - USA with a 101 . 0 rushing average per game and 147 . 0 all - purpose yards per game . Moore ran for 100 yards and had 116 receiving yards against Northwestern State , scoring on passes of 32 , 28 and 23 yards . He also , posted 114 rushing yards against Texas and had TD runs of 6 and 32 yards . Also , he ran for season - best 159 yards against Memphis . Moore had 123 yards on the ground and a 25 yard TD against Louisville . Moore recorded 115 yards rushing and 55 receiving against Army before suffering season - ending broken hand . Moore was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round of the 2000 MLB draft but did not sign . Professional career . Minnesota Vikings . He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 23rd pick of the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Tulane University . Pittsburgh Steelers . On March 3 , 2008 , Moore signed a three year contract to join the Pittsburgh Steelers . Moore was given the opportunity to start after Willie Parker and Rashard Mendenhall were injured . Although he was a backup for most of the year , he racked up 588 yards and 5 touchdowns rushing and 320 yards and one touchdown receiving . He also has one passing touchdown . Indianapolis Colts . During free agency , Mewelde signed a one year contract with the Colts . He didn ' t record a touchdown and was waived on October 29 , 2012 . The Colts re - signed him in December in time to play against Houston , but lost a key fumble on the Indianapolis goal line in the loss . Personal . Moore took 24 credits in spring 2004 so he could graduate on time with a double major in Finance and Accounting from Tulane University . Moore was noted for winning mathematics contests before matriculating at Tulane . Moore is active in the Twin Cities community with the National Football Foundation , United Way , and Memorial Blood Center . Moore was a recipient of the Community Service Award for Business Ethics at the Tulane Council of Entrepreneurs and Business School Council Awards Gala in spring 2003 . Moore was a member of the National Honor Society at Belaire High School in Baton Rouge . He also supports youth education through his Mewelde Moore Knowledge First Foundation . Moore regularly visits his alma mater , Tulane for fundraising events . He married his college girlfriend , Tymeka . Chris Berman gave him the nickname " Waltzing " Mewelde , a play on the song Waltzing Matilda . In 2005 he was questioned as a participant in the Minnesota Vikings boat party scandal .