Eastern Illinois Panthers | |
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Position: | Defensive pass game coordinator & cornerbacks coach |
Personal information | |
Born: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | December 6, 1993
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Chicago (IL) Curie Metropolitan |
College: | Iowa (2012–2015) West Virginia (2016) |
Undrafted: | 2017 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Player stats at CFL.ca |
Maurice Fleming (born December 6, 1993) is an American college football and former cornerback. He is the defensive pass game coordinator and cornerbacks coach for Eastern Illinois University, a position he has held since 2024. He played college football at West Virginia, and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
Fleming was a three-star recruit out of high school. He received offers from Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Boston College, but decided to enroll to Iowa. He later transferred to West Virginia.[1]
Fleming signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.[2] He was waived/injured on August 19, 2017, after being injured in a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars and was placed on injured reserve.[3] Five days later, the Buccaneers and Fleming reached an injury settlement, and he was released. He was re-signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad on November 29, 2017.[4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on January 3, 2018.[5]
On June 15, 2018, Fleming was waived/injured by the Buccaneers and was placed on injured reserve.[6] He was released on December 21, 2018.
On July 22, 2019, Fleming signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[7]
On March 24, 2021, Fleming signed with the Louisville Xtreme of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[8][9]
In 2022, Fleming joined Houston as a graduate assistant.[10]
In 2023, Fleming was hired to be the cornerbacks coach for Eastern Illinois.[11] In 2024, he was promoted to defensive pass game coordinator while retaining his role as cornerbacks coach.