[80][81][82][83] As a rookie, he finished third in voting for MVP and Offensive Player of the Year. [140] Moss was named to his fifth Pro Bowl. [204] In a snowy Week 6 game against the winless Tennessee Titans, Moss caught three touchdown passes from Tom Brady, two of them in the second quarter of the 590 victory as Brady set a record for most touchdown passes in a single quarter with five. While redshirting at FSU, Moss' legend grew. WebGet complete game-by-game stats for wide receiver Randy Moss on ESPN. Freaky athletic. [118] In the next game, against the Detroit Lions, he had seven receptions for 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the 2724 loss. WebDOB 1977-02-13 ( 46.0) Height 6' 4". The Fastest 40 Yard Dash Ever The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 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. [290] In March 2009, Moss's foundation made a donation that enabled the Women and Children's Hospital of Charleston, West Virginia to purchase a Starlight Children's Foundation 'Fun Center' for their patients. [102] He had been selected largely due to his extremely strong arm, which the team believed was perfectly suited for Moss's deep routes. [citation needed] This enabled the Patriots to absorb Moss's incoming contract under the salary cap. [166], One of the conditions of the trade was that Randy Moss would have to restructure his contract for salary cap reasons. [137] All three numbers either tied or became a new personal best for Moss. [205][206], During the Patriots' bye week, Belichick stated that Moss "is the smartest receiver he's ever been around. [citation needed], In Week 16 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Moss had three receiving touchdowns in the 357 victory. [120] The Vikings finished with a 511 record and missed the playoffs. Randy Moss. That's so far from the truth. Culpepper was a rookie sensation, the Vikings started 70, and Moss was a leading MVP candidate. [32] It was Marshall's last season before moving to Division I-A. On September 24, 2002, in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, Moss was driving and was preparing to make an illegal turn. Join our linker program. [240] After Alex Smith suffered a concussion against the St. Louis Rams in week 10, Colin Kaepernick took over as the team's quarterback, and Moss had at least two receptions in each of the remaining five games of the regular season. [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. Moss would go on to set multiple school and national receiving records as he scored at least one touchdown in every game he took part in. [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. [26], Because of his signed letter of intent at Notre Dame, the NCAA considered him a transfer student to Florida State,[27] so he had to redshirt the 1995 football season.
