Maryland's football team has some extra competition as it goes through its fall camp slate: Governor Wes Moore dropped by this week to lead the Terrapins through exercises and participate in individual drills.
Moore, who wore a No. 24 jersey and donned a Riddell SpeedFlex helmet, looked like a natural while running through ball security shells with two defenders in stride. Based on pictures posted by Maryland football's X (Twitter) account, he also caught passes in the routes on air period with the team and spent most of his time with the offense.
Terp Jacks, Governor Style@GovWesMoore pic.twitter.com/WJ5F23VCHE
— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) July 31, 2024
Moore is an offensive guy, after all. He played wide receiver at Johns Hopkins University for a couple seasons before moving on and earning a master's degree from Wolfson College in Oxford, England in 2004.
But Moore has never truly left those football roots behind. This isn't the first time that he's popped up at a preseason practice this summer; Moore, sporting a Lamar Jackson jersey, attended a Baltimore Ravens training camp session on July 24.
Four days later, he was at Washington Commanders training camp getting a firsthand view of rookie quarterback and 2023 Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels.
As for the Terrapins themselves, they're on the hunt for a fourth straight bowl win under coach Mike Locksley. Maryland has gone 8-5 in each of the past two seasons and haven't had a losing record -- through a full 12-game schedule -- since 2019.
