[36] Moss caught 26 touchdown passes that season, at the time a Division I-A record, and was a first-team All-American. On September 24, 2002, in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, Moss was driving and was preparing to make an illegal turn. [122] One of the strategies the Vikings' first-year head coach came up with was a formula to get Moss the ball more often. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. He said Moss not only knows what he's doing on a play, but what everybody else on the field is doing as well. Thaddeus Moss college stats Thaddeus Moss' breakout 2019 season was pretty much the only season on record for the 21-year-old. Moss claimed that the joint was not his, and that he had let friends use his car prior to the accident. He was scheduled to finish the remainder of his 30-day sentence for misdemeanor battery while in high school. Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden said "He was as good as Deion Sanders. [96] Minnesota lost in the Divisional Round to the St. Louis Rams 4937, despite Moss catching nine passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns. WebRandy Moss Position: WR Height: 6-4 Weight: 215 Birthdate: February 13, 1977 College: Marshall Draft: Selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (21st overall) of the All values from 1998 Marshall Pro Day/private workout. Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. As a sophomore in 1992 15 year-old, Randy Moss joined the track and field team. [citation needed], In Week 16 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Moss had three receiving touchdowns in the 357 victory. He made six catches for 80 yards and no touchdowns. Because Marshall was then a Division I-AA school, NCAA rules allowed him to transfer there without losing any further eligibility. [144] He closed out the regular season with consecutive games going over the 100-yard mark with a touchdown in Weeks 14 and 15 against the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions. In response, Moss said "That was really me talking in the past tense of way back in the beginning of my career and my childhood especially in high school and college. Moss was also the leading kickoff returner in Division I-AA on the season, with 612 total yards and a 34.0-yard average. [104] For the second time in three seasons, Moss punished the Dallas Cowboys in Dallas on Thanksgiving Day, including a spectacular second half touchdown in which Moss caught the ball with his entire body out of bounds, aside from his toes. [164] Days later, he reiterated his unhappiness with losing games and being a member of the Raiders on his weekly segment with Fox Sports Radio, saying, "I might want to look forward to moving somewhere else next year to have another start and really feel good about going out here and playing football". [91] In Week 15, against the Green Bay Packers, he had five receptions for 131 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 2420 victory. "That's what makes them special. [229] Wilf reportedly considered firing Childress and keeping Moss,[230] but Moss was officially waived the next day, November 2. [133] In Week 13, against the St. Louis Rams, he had ten receptions for 160 receiving yards and one touchdown in the 4817 loss. After the pro day was complete, Marshall head coach Bob Pruett informed the media that Moss had run two 40 yard sprints which timed at 4.24 and 4.28 by scouts' hand timers. [86] The game against Tampa Bay started a three-game streak of going for at least 120 receiving yards for Moss, with 122 against the Chicago Bears the following week and 125 in the game after that against the Detroit Lions. Moss was arrested, and a search of his vehicle revealed a joint amounting to less than a gram of marijuana in his ashtray. [225], Two days after the Patriots' game against Miami, Moss was traded to the Minnesota Vikings, in exchange for the Vikings' third-round selection (later used to select quarterback Ryan Mallett) in the 2011 NFL Draft. [124], Moss started the season strong catching eight touchdowns in his first five games of the season, a 41 stretch for the Vikings. [196], The first game of the 2008 season saw Brady suffer a torn ACL in his left knee while attempting a pass to Moss. [297] In 2019, Moss was named to the National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.[298]. He quickly quieted critics who claimed that his skills had deteriorated by hauling in nine receptions for 181 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown reception in which he ran past three Jets defenders. Wide Receiver; Follow. In training camp, Moss worked specifically on 12 new routes that he had rarely run in his first four NFL seasons, such as crossing patterns over the middle of the field and hook routes. Randy Moss is a former professional American football player and wide receiver. Though the Vikings would win the game, they would lose in the next round of the playoffs to the Philadelphia Eagles, and Moss was traded at the end of the season. [213], He finished the season with 83 receptions for 1,264 receiving yards and 13 receiving touchdowns. '"[179] Two weeks later, he caught a career-high four touchdowns against the Buffalo Bills, all in the first half. 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[145][146], Even though he finished the season with 13 touchdowns in 13 games, he posted career lows in receptions (49) and receiving yards (767). He finished the season with 28 catches for 434 yards and three touchdowns. [29] He served an additional 60 days in jail for the probation violation. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. All rights reserved. As a true freshman in 2016, [citation needed] This enabled the Patriots to absorb Moss's incoming contract under the salary cap. A traffic control officer, noticing what he was about to do, stood in front of his vehicle and ordered him to stop. Although Moss was widely considered to be one of the most talented players available in the 1998 NFL draft, he was not selected until the 21st pick of the first round (by the Minnesota Vikings ), because of concerns about his character. Moss was a sensation in his first year with the Vikings. Get complete game-by-game stats for wide receiver Randy Moss on ESPN. [185] He earned his sixth Pro Bowl selection and fourth first team All-Pro nomination. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 2:31PM. Moss's dream was to play for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but he also considered going to Ohio State, where his half-brother, Eric, had played offensive tackle. [197] The play occurred in the first half against the Kansas City Chiefs when safety Bernard Pollard dove at Brady's leg while in his throwing motion. [40], A week later, Moss posted his third career 200+ yard receiving game, against Kent State in a 4217 victory. College. Even while playing with a quarterback who was a career backup since college, Moss went over 1,000 yards receiving and double-digit touchdowns. [201], In 2008, Moss hauled in 69 catches for 1,008 yards and 11 touchdowns despite losing quarterback Tom Brady in the first game of the season. The strategy was a response to the 'Randy Rules,' as Vikings receiver Chris Walsh called them. [227], On November 1, less than four weeks after being traded to Minnesota, Vikings head coach Brad Childress told Vikings players in a team meeting that Moss was going to be waived by the team, one day after he criticized Childress and teammates in a press conference following the Vikings' loss to the Patriots at Gillette Stadium. He earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his game against Green Bay. * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader, Transaction, fine, and suspension data since 2002. The 1996 Marshall Thundering Herd went undefeated and won the Division I-AA title, with Moss having four touchdown receptions in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game. [111] In the NFC Championship, the Vikings were defeated 410 by the New York Giants. He also had a 75-yard touchdown catch on the Vikings' first possession of the game that was nullified due to an offensive holding penalty. Moss described what he saw on the play by saying "any time you see something like that, that looks foul, it looks dirty, it opens your eyes. [49] Nate Ruffin, who is a surviving member of the 1970 Football Team, later met with Randy Moss. The Cowboys wanted Moss,[58] but because of many off-field incidents of their own, team owner and GM Jerry Jones did not feel the team could draft Moss. [60] On draft day, Dallas went so far as to have a scout in Charleston, West Virginia, the same town where Moss and his mother were watching the draft. [76], The Vikings finished with a 151 record and were in position to represent the NFC in Super Bowl XXXIII. WebDOB 1977-02-13 ( 46.0) Height 6' 4". As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz said "Randy Moss was the best high school football player I've ever seen. [113], Just prior to the start of training camp in July, Vikings owner Red McCombs signed Moss to an 8-year, $75 million contract extension. [79], At the end of the 1998 regular season, Moss was named to the Pro Bowl, earned first team All-Pro honors, and won NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for his rookie-record and league-leading 17 touchdown receptions and the third-highest receiving yardage (1,313) total. In his first stint with the Vikings, Moss caught 90 touchdown receptions in his first seven seasons, as well as having more than 1,200 yards in each of his first six seasons. Moss has little contact with his father. [300] Initially charged with felony Suspicion of Assault with a Deadly Weapon and a misdemeanor marijuana possession, Moss spent the night in jail and was released the following morning. [126] Moss had seven games with least 100 receiving yards on the year. Moss's highest single-season earnings with the Vikings came in 2003 when he made $8.25 million. Or write about sports? "[207] He compared Moss's ability to see the field and anticipate plays to that of Tom Brady, and to Lawrence Taylor, who Belichick coached with the New York Giants. [107][108] In doing so, he became the youngest and fastest player to ever catch over 3,000 yards and 45 touchdowns, earning him a third consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl, and second selection to the All Pro team. [308] No criminal charges were filed in the incident.[309]. "I think that he's the kind of coach that can motivate me. On the same play, Tom Brady broke Peyton Manning's single-season record set in 2004 with his 50th touchdown pass. [90] In the following game, he had seven receptions for 127 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the 3527 victory over the San Diego Chargers. [69], His first Monday Night Football game came in Week 5 against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. The term "mossed", referring to this ability, has since become a common term in football lexicon.[8]. Former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz said "Randy Moss was the best high school football player I've ever seen." [226] The Patriots also sent a 2012 seventh-round selection to the Vikings as part of the trade. His first NFL reception came on the third play of the game on an 11-yard pass from Brad Johnson. The tournament was a one-day event that paired celebrities and corporate sponsors with pro fishermen to raise money for the Smile Network, which is a foundation that provides financial assistance to children with treatable mouth problems, such as cleft palate. [56] Before the draft Moss was quoted as saying teams that passed on him "will regret it once they see what kind of a player I am and what kind of guy I really am. Facing Army, Moss had five receptions for 186 yards and two touchdowns. The Vikings finished the season 97 but missed the playoffs. [219] After the game, Moss told reporters that it would be his final season with the Patriots. [43] He won the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the season's outstanding receiver regardless of position, and was a finalist for the 1997 Heisman Trophy, finishing fourth in the balloting. During both the 1998 and 2007 seasons, Moss was the catalyst of the two highest scoring offenses of all time at the time they occurred (556 points in 1998, 589 points in 2007), now ranking sixth and second all-time. Randall Gene Randy Moss (born February 13, 1977) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Las Vegas Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, and the San Francisco 49ers. He is currently a sports analyst. Freaky athletic. Moss finished the game with six receptions for 173 yards. [150], On March 2, 2005, Moss was traded to the Oakland Raiders for linebacker Napoleon Harris and the Raiders' first (7th overall, which Minnesota parlayed into wide receiver Troy Williamson) and seventh-round picks in the 2005 NFL Draft. WebLatest on TE Thaddeus Moss including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on NFL.com TE Thaddeus Moss, son of HOFer Randy, claimed by Bengals. [224] His final game in New England came in Week 4 on Monday Night Football against the Miami Dolphins; he did not record a catch in the game for the first time in his Patriots career as a touchdown pass attempt off a fake spike bounced off his hands in the end zone. [65] Moss originally wore #18 in training camp (a number he would eventually wear for Oakland) but switched to the more conventional #84 before the regular season began. Draft: Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (21st overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. First-year Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin went so far as to contact their division rival Denver Broncos to "gauge interest",[166] but the Patriots and Green Bay Packers were the two teams most interested in acquiring Moss. [24] On March 23, 1995, Moss had backed a friend in a hallway fight against a white student who had allegedly used racist comments towards Randy's friend. [142] He also played the following week against the New York Giants, but again recorded no receptions and was used mainly as a decoy. [87][88] In Week 10, against the Chicago Bears, Moss had 12 receptions for a career-high 204 receiving yards in the 2724 victory. Web6-0 , 185lb (183cm, 83kg) Born: August 25 in Philadelphia, PA (Age: 50-247d) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info Hall of Fame 8x Pro Bowl 3x All-Pro 1x SB Champ HOF All-2000s Team 88 SUMMARY Career G 190 AV 160 Rec 1102 Yds 14580 Y/R 13.2 TD 128 FantPt 2228.8 Marvin Harrison Overview Game Logs Career Postseason 1996 1997 1998 1999 Randy Moss has called it a career after 13 seasons that saw him catch 954 passes for 14,858 yards and 153 touchdowns. In October 2010, Moss returned to the Vikings in a trade from the Patriots but was waived less than a month later and then claimed by the Tennessee Titans. "[304], On January 15, 2008, Orlando-based radio station WDBO reported that Moss "had" been hit with a temporary injunction for protection against dating violence.
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