Mo Alie-Cox


Mohamed Alie-Cox is an American football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He played college basketball at VCU.

College basketball career

Alie-Cox was a four-year standout at Virginia Commonwealth University's Men's basketball team. 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. He also led VCU to its first ever Atlantic 10 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. He was waived/injured by the Colts on August 5, 2017 after suffering a lower leg injury and was placed on injured reserve. He was released with an injury settlement on August 11, 2017. He was re-signed to the Colts' practice squad on October 7, 2017. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts on January 1, 2018.
On September 1, 2018, Alie-Cox was waived by the Colts and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 28, 2018. In Week 4, against the Houston Texans, he made his NFL debut and recorded a 17-yard reception. He was waived again on October 3, 2018 and re-signed back to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on October 12, 2018. 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. He was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp on July 28, 2020.