Hey all,
I'm a mostly a Vikings fan(for over 20 years) and also a huge fan of Randy Moss and I thought I'd come over here and post a few things that you may or may not have known about Randy Moss.
5) In 2003, Moss became the first and only receiver in NFL history to average over 100 yds and 1 TD over an entire season. He had over 1600 yds and 17 TDs.
4) Randy Moss holds the rookie record for receiving TDs at 17 TDs. This is relevant to #2 below.
3) Randy Moss has always been involved with children's charities. That TD ball he gave to that kid 2 weeks ago, I've seen him do that plenty of times in Minnesota. He used to sponsor a child who had survived cancer and his family to Vikings training camp every year. Every year he also takes a busload of about 40 underprivileged kids to an amusement park. He doesn't like his charitable work to be published but it's out there on google if you search.
2) I see alot of concern on this board about Moss' money/contract situation. Honestly I don't know what Moss is going to do after this season but what I can share is his history. When he was drafted at #22 in 1998, he signed a typical rookie contract for his slot, ie around 4 years ~2.5 million. I'm not sure of the exact numbers but around there. After a record-setting rookie season like he had, I think many would feel that maybe he was entitled to a renegotiation of his contract. In fact I think we can name players who might have held out the next year for more money. Moss never did that. In fact he played for THREE years on that rookie contract and in 2000 signed his famous 8-year $75 million contract that he voided the last 2 years of to play for the Patriots. Like I said I really don't know what he'll do after this season, but history shows that he has never been one to chase that last dime. Hopefully he can work something out with the Patriots...I'd like to see him win some championships on his way to the Hall of Fame.
1) Yeah I think I saved the best for last...that famous quote of his "I play when I wanna play". That's probably one of the most out of context quotes in the history of sports. Sid Hartman a sports columnist for the Minneapolis Star & Tribune once asked Moss: "Does Cris Carter get you pumped up to play games?"
To which Moss answered: "No, I play when I wanna play...nobody gets Randy Moss pumped up but Randy Moss". The rest as they say is history.
I'm not here trying to say that Moss is a saint, but I really don't think he deserves all the bad press that he's gotten over the years. I think there are plenty of worse guys than him playing in this league, along with true criminals. Call Moss the media's anti-Favre.
Thanks for reading and I hope this was informative.
MichaelL
I'm a mostly a Vikings fan(for over 20 years) and also a huge fan of Randy Moss and I thought I'd come over here and post a few things that you may or may not have known about Randy Moss.
5) In 2003, Moss became the first and only receiver in NFL history to average over 100 yds and 1 TD over an entire season. He had over 1600 yds and 17 TDs.
4) Randy Moss holds the rookie record for receiving TDs at 17 TDs. This is relevant to #2 below.
3) Randy Moss has always been involved with children's charities. That TD ball he gave to that kid 2 weeks ago, I've seen him do that plenty of times in Minnesota. He used to sponsor a child who had survived cancer and his family to Vikings training camp every year. Every year he also takes a busload of about 40 underprivileged kids to an amusement park. He doesn't like his charitable work to be published but it's out there on google if you search.
2) I see alot of concern on this board about Moss' money/contract situation. Honestly I don't know what Moss is going to do after this season but what I can share is his history. When he was drafted at #22 in 1998, he signed a typical rookie contract for his slot, ie around 4 years ~2.5 million. I'm not sure of the exact numbers but around there. After a record-setting rookie season like he had, I think many would feel that maybe he was entitled to a renegotiation of his contract. In fact I think we can name players who might have held out the next year for more money. Moss never did that. In fact he played for THREE years on that rookie contract and in 2000 signed his famous 8-year $75 million contract that he voided the last 2 years of to play for the Patriots. Like I said I really don't know what he'll do after this season, but history shows that he has never been one to chase that last dime. Hopefully he can work something out with the Patriots...I'd like to see him win some championships on his way to the Hall of Fame.
1) Yeah I think I saved the best for last...that famous quote of his "I play when I wanna play". That's probably one of the most out of context quotes in the history of sports. Sid Hartman a sports columnist for the Minneapolis Star & Tribune once asked Moss: "Does Cris Carter get you pumped up to play games?"
To which Moss answered: "No, I play when I wanna play...nobody gets Randy Moss pumped up but Randy Moss". The rest as they say is history.
I'm not here trying to say that Moss is a saint, but I really don't think he deserves all the bad press that he's gotten over the years. I think there are plenty of worse guys than him playing in this league, along with true criminals. Call Moss the media's anti-Favre.
Thanks for reading and I hope this was informative.
MichaelL