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 Randy Moss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Randy Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977 in Rand, West Virginia) is an American football wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders NFL franchise.
On February 23, 2005, Randy's agent, Dante DiTrapano, reported that Moss was going to be traded to the Oakland Raiders from the Minnesota Vikings for linebacker Napoleon Harris, the 7th overall pick and a 7th round pick.
Moss is the Vice President of Marketing for Inta Juice, a fruit smoothie chain in which he owns a franchise in Charleston, West Virginia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Randy_Moss   (2352 words)

  
 Randy Moss | Oakland Raiders
Moss was projected as a high first-round pick in the 1998 draft because of his freakish ability, but most teams passed him over because of his troubled past.
Moss was named a Pro Bowl starter and NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for his rookie record 17 touchdown receptions and the third highest receiving yard (1,313) total of 1998.
Moss twice was named the state's basketball player of the year and averaged 30 points and had 69 dunks as a senior.
www.randymoss.name   (1274 words)

  
 JCFFL History Page - Randy Moss
Randy's first incident as a member of the Minnesota Vikings came when he was kicked off an airplane after a confrontation with a flight attendant over carry-on luggage.
Randy was fined a second time for abusing game officials, this time for $40,000, after he squirted a water bottle at a ref during the Vikings' 49-37 playoff loss to the St. Louis Rams.
Randy was back at it in September 2002, getting thrown in jail for pushing a traffic officer a half-block with his car as she was trying to stop him from making an illegal turn.
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 ESPN Classic - Moves, emotions have Moss causin' a commotion
Moss was voted the NFC's Offensive Rookie of the Year, went to the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons and became the only wideout with 1,000-yard receiving seasons in his first four years.
Moss then went to Florida State, planning to play for Bobby Bowden after he was redshirted for the 1995 season, but tested positive for smoking pot the next spring and was dismissed from school.
Moss was voted to several All-Pro teams in 2000 when he led the league in touchdown catches (15) and had 1,437 receiving yards.
espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Moss_Randy.html   (1609 words)

  
 Which route will Moss take? - The Boston Globe
Randy Moss may only smoke marijuana ''once in a blue moon" these days, but he smokes NFL defensive backs a lot more frequently.
But the rest of the time Moss was either running free or simply leaping over stunned cornerbacks who had every reason to believe they were in perfect defensive position only to watch helplessly as he caught the ball over them anyway.
Moss did this so frequently that he became the only player in NFL history to gain more than 1,000 yards receiving in each of his first six seasons.
www.boston.com /sports/football/patriots/articles/2005/09/08/which_route_will_moss_take   (1586 words)

  
 JockBio: Randy Moss Facts
Randy was a pitcher and center fielder as a kid in baseball.
Randy agreed to run track for Marshall as a sophomore and won the Southern Conference indoor track 55- and 200-meter championships.
Randy says that winning the 1997 Fred Biletnikoff award and the 1998 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year are the two greatest personal achievements of his career.
www.jockbio.com /Bios/Moss/Moss_numbers.html   (327 words)

  
 Spotlight - WR Randy Moss, Oakland Raiders
You don't need me to explain that Randy Moss is among the best players of his generation, and on pace to perhaps be the most productive fantasy receiver in history (or at least 2nd most to Jerry Rice, aka G.O.A.T.).
Randy Moss takes his side show to the asylum known as Oakland, and given his boisterous and narcissistic behavior, he may very well fit right in.
Moss’ talent and skill level could trump all the factors that may be predicting a dip in his performance.
www.footballguys.com /05spotlight-MossRa00.htm   (2585 words)

  
 Randy Moss Biography | Pictures, Pics & Photos | Stats | Bio | Background | Quote   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Randy Moss was born on February 13, 1977 in Rand, West Virginia.
Moss was all set to join the Fighting Irish but after he got into a fight during the last month of high school, Notre Dame revoked the scholarship offer.
Randy Moss eventually ended up playing college football at Marshall, where he tied an NCAA record by scoring 28 touchdowns and led the Marshall Thundering Herd to the NCAA Division I-AA title.
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 (12 12) Randy Moss pleads guilty
Moss received credit for the 2 days he served in jail after his arrest.
Moss will pay the maximum fines allowed for these offenses: $1,000 for the misdemeanor and $200 for the petty misdemeanor.
Moss entered his guilty pleas in writing, in the form of a petition to plead guilty, which is allowed by the Rules of Criminal Procedure for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor offenses.
www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us /news/news-release/20021212-20030210-(12-12)-Randy-Moss-pleads-guilty.html   (199 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Welcome to Randy Moss' world   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Randy Moss' team is going to the second round of the playoffs.
Randy Moss' center was one of the guys who complained about Randy Moss leaving the field early last week.
Randy Moss' team stunned the Packers with a quick touchdown, when one of Randy Moss' running backs broke free for a 68-yard touchdown.
www.usatoday.com /sports/columnist/lopresti/2005-01-10-lopresti-moss_x.htm   (608 words)

  
 Randy Moss : USAToday.com - Randy Moss Biography from USAToday.com
ET Aaron Brooks hooked up with Randy Moss on touchdowns of 63 and 25 yards during the first half Oakland's fourth preseason game Friday.
ET Randy Moss has restructured his contract again, making it more likely he'll need a new deal after 2006.
ET Randy Moss' agent was arrested for crack possession Tuesday.
fantasyfootball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NFL&id=1655   (267 words)

  
 ESPN.com - NFL - Moss enters Raider Nation via motorcade
Moss said he was nervous when introduced, but he was already comfortable with Davis' longtime catch phrases..
Moss spent much of last season limited by a hamstring injury and didn't reach 1,000 yards receiving for the first time in his seven-year career.
Moss was fined $10,000 for pretending to pull down his pants and moon the Green Bay crowd during Minnesota's playoff win and also drew criticism for leaving the field with 2 seconds left in a regular-season loss against Washington.
sports.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=2003487   (998 words)

  
 Oakland Raiders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Five-time Pro Bowl performer and multiple All-Pro wide receiver Randy Moss was formally introduced on Wednesday, March 2, during an afternoon press conference at The Oakland Raiders facility in Alameda.
Moss was named to the Associated Press All-Pro team in 1998, 2000 and 2003.
Moss' best statistical season came in 2003, when he set career highs in receptions (111) and receiving yards (1,632) and tied his career best with 17 touchdown catches.
www.raiders.com /newsroom/newsroomNewsDetail.jsp?id=17585   (495 words)

  
 Huntington Quarterly - Heisman Hopeful Randy Moss
Moss earned a full ride to Notre Dame in 1995 before a racially-motivated fight his senior year in high school saw him charged with two counts of simple battery and cost him his dream of playing for the Irish.
In addition, The Sporting News ranked Moss the #1 wide receiver in the nation while Street and Smith proclaimed Moss to be the #1 reason to watch college football in 1997.
Moss is overflowing with confidence as he enters what many feel will be his final college season before entering the NFL draft where many predict he will be selected as the first or second pick.
www.huntingtonquarterly.com /Issue29/heisman.html   (912 words)

  
 Randy Moss ‘Moons’ Green Bay Crowd » Outside The Beltway | OTB
Moss — whose reputation is still smarting for skulking off the field with 2 seconds left in a loss in Washington last week — pretended to pull down his pants and moon the crowd after scoring on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Daunte Culpepper in the fourth quarter.
Earlier, Moss said — in a roundabout way — he was sorry about the negative reaction caused by his early departure from the field at Washington in the regular-season finale.
Moss’ antics were the culmination of a week in which he was severely criticized for leaving the field with two seconds left in a loss to the Redskins.
www.outsidethebeltway.com /archives/2005/01/randy_moss_moons_green_bay_crowd   (2726 words)

  
 SI.com - Writers - Banks: Moss steals show in two ways - Monday January 10, 2005 11:38PM
Randy Moss "mooned" the Green Bay crowd after scoring his second touchdown.
Last week in Washington, it was Moss's selfish decision to leave the playing field with two seconds remaining in the Vikings' 21-18 loss that focused the spotlight on his head rather than what he had done with his hands and feet.
Moss not only contributed those two back-breaking touchdowns to Minnesota's cause, he celebrated the second one with a tasteless end zone gesture that's certain to keep him in the news all week long.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2005/writers/don_banks/01/09/moss.reax   (1190 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 - A rolling Moss gathers no stones
Moss' latest off-the-field embarrassment -- he was arrested Tuesday and charged with a couple of misdemeanors after reportedly ignoring the instructions of a traffic "cop" and subsequently knocking her to the ground with his Lexus -- has kicked off a great sporting debate:
Randy Moss cares about money, and the Vikings already gave him enough to get by for the next few years.
As for trading Moss, any NFL head coach or general manager willing to take on Moss' attitude and contract should be fired.
espn.go.com /page2/s/whitlock/020926.html   (765 words)

  
 Randy Moss News
By Tony Moss, NFL Editor -- - The Oakland Raiders will try to put the finishing touches on a perfect preseason on Thursday night, when Art Shell and company visit the Seattle Seahawks in the final tune-up for...
Randy Moss and Aaron Brooks look as if they're already in midseason form.
Moss caught two touchdown passes from Brooks and the Oakland Raiders opened the preseason with four straight wins for the first time...
www.topix.net /football-players/randy-moss   (649 words)

  
 Randy Moss: “It’s a Marvelous Night for a Moondance”
What Randy Moss did was quite in keeping with the etiquette of the playground—except for the fact that Moss really didn’t do anything.
In other words, Moss’ display actually was a bit wittier than first thought; it was a kind of “right back atcha” to the end zone crowd.
Comment from floralilia - 1/31/05 2:12 PM Randy Moss has been around for years, and is hardly someone with a bad-boy reputation.
journals.aol.com /jeffrowan111/PoliticalWaves/entries/2005/01/11/randy-moss-its-a-marvelous-night-for-a-moondance/377   (1056 words)

  
 My Randy Moss Page
The entire team is a bunch of hicks and felons.....But Randy has been a great player, and even if the league officials are a bit quick at throwing the flags at Randy, Minnesota fans (Myself included) are quite happy he came to us.
The multi-talented Moss has also completed 3 of 6 passing attempts for 69 yards and 2 TDs, returned 2 kickoffs for 33 yards, and 18 punts for 162 yards and a TD.
Randy is 6'4", 198 lbs, and was born on February 13, 1977 in Rand, West Virginia
www.angelfire.com /mn/arin/randy.html   (1032 words)

  
 Amazon.com: NFL Series 10 Figure: Randy Moss with Purple Jersey: Toys & Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The deal for Moss has been agreed to in principle, which is a way of saying that all the phone calls and sports columns in the world to the Vikings telling them (a) they are stupid to trade Moss or (b) they are not getting enough in return, is not going to do any good.
Moss leaves the Vikings as the only receiver in NFL history to start his career with six straight 1,000-yard seasons.
I was thinking it was strange that Moss is wearing a purple sweatshirt under his jersey since home games are played at the Metrodome and not out on frozen tundra in Green Bay, but Moss did dress that way for most home games.
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 Randy Moss - Deadspin
Randy Moss is a man who loves his juice.
You can join Randy's V.I.P. club -- which, unlike The Mario Lopez Network, doesn't cost you $30 a year to join (yet) -- get Moss updates on your cell phone and get a "message from Randy," a message that looks suspiciously like his Raiders team bio.
It must be very frustrating for Moss to have the whole HBO piece be about his relationship with a child with leukemia and have the only thing people remember be the weed thing.
www.deadspin.com /sports/randy-moss   (1016 words)

  
 Scout.com: Moss to Raiders
"In speaking with Moss, although he has a lot of ties to Minnesota and did not particularly want to be traded, he’s very excited with the possibility of playing for Al Davis and being a part of the Raider tradition," DiTrapano told the Pioneer Press.
Moss also holds the NFL record for most receiving yards (9,142) in a player’s first seven seasons.
In 2003, Moss became the first player in NFL history to average 100 yards and one TD per game for 16 games.
vikings.scout.com /2/354511.html   (717 words)

  
 Minnesota Vikings, Napoleon Harris, Randy Moss, National Football League, Oakland Raiders - CBS SportsLine.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- Randy Moss is heading for Oakland, the receiver's agent said Wednesday.
Randy Moss' ability is too much for the Raiders to resist.
Moss is due to make $7.25 million next year.
www.sportsline.com /nfl/story/8222133   (558 words)

  
 TVgasm - Sports: VIDEO: Randy Moss Fake Moons on Fox, Joe Buck Disgusted
moss can do whatever he wants, he'll get fined, i don't think he should, but he was getting heckled the whole game, and if he wants to pay a few grand to get back at those fans, great.
As long as Randy Moss is pulling down touchdown passes and having his way with defensive backs despite an ankle he could barely walk on, he has earned the right to be as big an ass as he wants to be.
Randy Moss fined, by the same league that embraces Ray Lewis and Micheal Pittman...
www.tvgasm.com /archives/sports/000482.php   (2007 words)

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