Tag: Randy Moss

Davante Adams names Patriots legend as the ‘greatest’ WR of all time

Davante Adams picked a Patriots legend as his GOAT wide receiver

There’s no doubt in Davante Adams’ mind who the greatest receiver of all time is on his list.

When appearing on “The Rush Podcast,” the Las Vegas Raiders’ six-time Pro Bowl wideout named New England Patriots legend Randy Moss as the best receiver in history.

Most would still make the Jerry Rice argument, which is a fair opinion to have considering the records and multiple championships. But on strictly pure ability and overall talent, there has never been a more dominant player than Moss in the history of the game.

He finished his NFL career with 982 receptions for 15,292 yards and 156 touchdowns.

“And the top-four receivers, we got Randy is the greatest. You got Jerry Rice. You can’t say anything about those,” said Adams.

Moss recently made a guest appearance at the Patriots Hall of Fame induction of his former teammate, Tom Brady. The Pro Football Hall of Famer was met with a reaction from Patriots fans so incredible it brought him to tears.

He was obviously great long before he ever played a down with Brady and the Patriots, but no one will ever forget how dominant he was in that 2007 season.

It was a weekly highlight reel of Moss blowing past defenses and Brady heaving up deep balls for touchdowns. They completed the perfect regular season with a 16-0 record and just fell short of winning the Super Bowl.

In the same year, Brady broke the NFL record (at the time) for touchdown passes in a season, and Moss broke the record for touchdown receptions (23). It was a seemingly impossible feat that will never be seen again.

WATCH: Randy Moss brought to tears at Tom Brady ceremony

Randy Moss was brought to tears in this beautiful moment with Patriots fans

Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss was brought to tears when joining his former New England Patriots teammates onstage on Wednesday night for Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

All of the emotions from his perfect regular season run in New England came surging back at once in front of the jam-packed crowd at Gillette Stadium.

He was back at the place where history was made in 2007, when he was traded to the Patriots and paired up with Brady. The crowd was deafening the moment he spoke into the microphone.

And that’s when the tears started to fall.

“I think that a lot of fans here were just wondering, and I think football fans were just wondering what they were gonna get,” said Moss, who received a standing ovation.

No one could have predicted just how dominant Brady and Moss would be together. In the same season, Moss broke the record for touchdown receptions (23), and at that time, Brady surpassed Peyton Manning for the most passing touchdowns (50).

It was a legendary run Patriots fans will never forget.

Super Bowl or not, many still view that 2007 Patriots team as the greatest team in NFL history. Both Brady and Moss will forever be linked because of it.

Randy Moss was moved to tears after he got a surprise standing ovation during Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame ceremony

Okay, this is absolutely wonderful.

During Wednesday night’s New England Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony for legendary quarterback Tom Brady, the best wide receiver he ever played with ended up getting the most heartfelt tribute.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss gave Brady the best season he’s ever gotten from one of his receivers during their 2007 undefeated regular season.

Moss hauled in a staggering 1,493 yards and 23 touchdowns for the Patriots that season and played for New England through the first of the 2010 season.

While all the attention was on Brady during his ceremony, the massive crowd at Gillette Stadium gave Moss a surprise standing ovation that moved the former wideout to tears.

Even if you hate the Patriots, it’s really hard not to get goosebumps to see just how overwhelmed with emotion Moss was as he was spontaneously celebrated by the fans, former players and coaches in attendance.

Seriously, that’s just incredible. If you’re Moss, you probably had no idea a moment like that was coming your way during an event for Brady.

While he was technically there to honor his former quarterback, he wound up with the best moment of the night.

Two Vikings legends in top 10 of career touchdowns since 2000

Going back to the year 2000, there are two former Minnesota Vikings that made the list for the most career touchdowns.

Minnesota has had plenty of legends who wear purple and gold on Sundays. But going back to 2000, there are two Vikings players who really stand out. CBS Sports came out with a list dating back to 2000 of which players scored the most touchdowns.

Wide receiver Randy Moss is No. 2 on the list behind LaDanian Tomlinson with 128 touchdowns. Right behind Moss, running back Adrian Peterson slots in with 126 touchdowns. These two Vikings’ legends scored many times for the Minnesota Vikings. Of course, Moss had a stint with the New England Patriots — but we don’t need to go there.

A player like Justin Jefferson could realistically crack this list. He is sitting at 31 touchdowns in his four-year career. Barring injuries, Jefferson has the best shot of any current Minnesota Viking to be seen on this list down the road.

He also has a shot to be considered a franchise legend if he can stay in the Twin Cities for an extended amount of time, perhaps an extension is in order?

Tyrann Mathieu takes over NFL Network ‘Player’s Choice’ programming schedule

If you tune into NFL Network on Tuesday, you’ll get Tyrann Mathieu’s picks for programing. He’s kicking off “Player’s Choice” for 2024:

If you tune into NFL Network on Tuesday, May 21, you’ll get Tyrann Mathieu’s picks for programing. The New Orleans Saints safety is kicking offĀ  the “Player’s Choice” series for 2024 where players around the NFL get the opportunity to curate which programs are shown throughout the day, starting at Noon CT/1 p.m. ET.

And as you might expect, much of Mathieu’s choices feature himself, telling his story in the world of pro football. But his roots run deep. Mathieu is leading off with a pair of NFL Films features “Born and Bred in New Orleans” and “The Mathieu’s.” After that he’s shifting gears to highlight his old coach Bruce Arians and some of the favorite games he’s played in the NFL, including the Kansas City Chiefs’ win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV.

Mathieu’s programming block runs late overnight, including highlight reels for two of his favorite players — Pro Football Hall of Famers Randy Moss and Troy Polamalu. But Saints fans should set their DVRs for “Steve Gleason: A Football Life” which is scheduled to run at 2:30 a.m. CT/3:30 a.m. ET in tribute to the New Orleans legend.

He’s put together a fun and memorable slate of programming. Be sure to tune in.

[lawrence-auto-related count=4]

Craig Carton uses Vikings to make point that Minnesota always loses its stars

The Vikings catch a stray as the Fox Sports 1 host claims that Minnesota teams always lose their best players.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are riding high, up 2-0 on the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets. Despite that, the Minnesota Vikings still entered the discussion ā€” not because of anything good, of course, but because of their past transactions.

Speaking on his show on Fox Sports 1, Craig Carton brought up the prospect of the Timberwolves being able to keep Anthony Edwards long-term. He would go on to say that “everyone” leaves Minnesota, and he used several Vikings to make the point.

Carton used players such as Randy Moss, Kirk Cousins and Stefon Diggs as examples of prominent players leaving Minnesota sports franchises.

Randy Moss was traded after seven seasons with the team. Kirk Cousins came to Minnesota in free agency and set franchise records before leaving in March after six seasons. Rounding things out, Stefon Diggs was traded after five seasons when the team was left with a hard decision financially with him.

Now, if the team cannot re-sign WR Justin Jefferson, perhaps we have an argument to make. As of now, both Edwards and Jefferson seem to be the future of Minnesota sports, with Jefferson being set to make a big payday as a contract extension is on the horizon.

Vikings drafted Randy Moss 26 years ago

Twenty-six years ago today, the Minnesota Vikings changed the path of their franchise and the NFL as a whole when they drafted Randy Moss.

Twenty-six years ago, the Minnesota Vikings changed the path of their franchise and the NFL as a whole. The 1998 NFL draft is often remembered as an example of why going quarterback isn’t always a sure thing at the top of the draft. The top pick, Peyton Manning, went on to become one of the greatest QBs of all time. The next selection, Ryan Leaf, went on to be one of the biggest busts of all time.

Also taken in that first round was one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, Randy Moss, who fell all the way to the No. 21 selection.

After finishing his college career at Marshall, Moss would move from his home state of West Virginia to the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The country boy at heart would quickly feel at home both on and off the field. His impact would be felt on the team and throughout the league in a wide variety of ways.

From his Thanksgiving Day breakout performance to making history years later by setting the single-season receiving touchdown record, success followed Moss.

It would follow him all the way to Canton, Ohio, where he is forever enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Joe Buck admits he would redo the infamous Randy Moss ‘Disgusting Act’ call

Joe Buck admits that he would redo the infamous ā€œDisgusting Actā€ call from Minnesotaā€™s 2005 wild card game against the Packers

On the most recent episode of “This is Football,” host Kevin Clark asked former Fox Sports and current Monday Night Football announcer Joe Buck which call in his career would he like to have back.

Buck didn’t hesitate. “The Randy Moss call, for sure…”

The incident Buck is referring to is the mooning touchdown celebration from Moss on January 9, 2005, during a wild card game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers.

After a 284-yard and three-touchdown day from Daunte Culpepper was capped off with a 34-yard Moss touchdown at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the then-seventh-year receiver decided that this wound deserved a little more salt.

Moss centered himself next to the goalpost and decided, in front of all the fans at Lambeau Field, to mimic pulling his pants down and mooning the crowd as the Vikings coasted to a 31-17 victory.

Moss would be fined $10,000 for the fine, but the real blowback came in the moment, as Buck let it be known how distasteful of an act that was for the Green Bay faithful.

“That is a disgusting act by Randy Moss! And it’s unfortunate that we had that on our air live! That is disgusting by Randy Moss!”

Fast forward almost 20 years later and Buck admits that he couldn’t understand where that call even came from.

“The more time goes on, the more I think, man, I can’t believe that came out of my mouth…that was too far, and it was not calculated, you never know what you’re going to see when you go into a stadium…”

Now, as time has passed and the situation behind the incident has become clearer, Buck understands that Moss had no ill will towards the fans of Green Bay.

“The irony of it is we were at Fox together for a brief while, we’re at ESPN together, my wife, Michelle, does the pre-game show…of all the people on that pre-game show, the nicest human being to my wife was Randy…knowing more of the backstory after the fact, about the fans and whatever and what they did to the team bus…that was one that I would probably pull back a little bit on.”

Buck is referring to the Green Bay tradition of their fans mooning the team bus as they leave the stadium. HisĀ apology seemed to be sincere and everyone makes mistakes, especially during moments filled with as much emotion as a wild-card game between two hated rivals like the Packers and Vikings.

However, without Buckā€™s call, without the added vitriol that his statement added, we may not have the $10,000 fine that followed. With that, we would be without another legendary Randy-ism.

When Moss was asked about writing the check for the fine, Moss iterated that players like Moss donā€™t write checks for a measly $10K.

They pay it in ā€œstraight cash, homie.ā€

[lawrence-related id=89807,89798,89796,89714,89790,89746,89758,89756,89747,89725]

Julian Edelman tells feel-good story about Randy Moss

Julian Edelman recalled Randy Moss sliding him money, when he was still a rookie trying to make the team

Former New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss was able to lend a helping hand to Julian Edelman, back when he was still earning his stripes as a rookie.

Edelman had to buy lunches for the entire receiver group to fulfill the ongoing rookie tradition. Moss knew the rookie was struggling financially, and he stepped up to help.

Edelman recalled the story on the ā€œLetā€™s Go!ā€ Podcast earlier this week.

“Randy was a guy, yeah he gave you tough love, but when people weren’t watching and when we were by ourself, Randy would always love me up. Because he knew I was battling mentally through the struggles of trying to make this crazy team,” said Edelman. “As the rookie receiver of the room, Iā€™d have to go and buy the lunches, and he knew I didnā€™t have much money. And heā€™d always slide me a couple hundred bucks.

“Randy was kind of like that older brother for me that always looked out, but in front of everyone, he had to let them know, ā€˜Iā€™m not giving him no treatment.ā€™ But that was part of the game for entering the Patriots that year. So Iā€™m very thankful for having Randy and Tom [Brady].”

Edelman had an impactful season as a rookie in 2009. He tallied 37 catches for 359 yards and a touchdown, setting the stage for what would be a productive career.

Moss ended up becoming one of the Patriots’ most prolific offensive weapons in his short time in New England. However, stories like the one Edelman shared is proof of the impact that Moss made off the field as well.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Three former Vikings named to 2024 College Football Hall of Fame class

Randy Moss, Toby Gerhart, and Steve Hutchinson were among the 22 players announced Monday to the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame class.

The National Football Foundation has announced their class for the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame, and the list includes three former Minnesota Vikings among the new enshrinees: Randy Moss, Steve Hutchinson and Toby Gerhart.

Those three will join 19 others to fill out the 2024 class of 24, who will officially be inducted on December 10th in a ceremony in Las Vegas. Moss, Hutchinson, and Gerhart are joined in the class by the likes of Justin Blackmon, Warrick Dunn, Larry Fitzgerald, and many more.

Moss, who started his college career at Florida State before transferring to Marshall, put up over 3500 yards and 54 touchdowns receiving, with another touchdown rushing in his two seasons before being taken in the first round by Minnesota in the 1998 NFL draft.

Toby Gerhart amassed over 3500 yards on the ground and scored 44 touchdowns in his four seasons with the Stanford Cardinal before being taken in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft, and Steve Hutchinson won a National Championship with the Michigan Wolverines before a 6-year stint with the Vikings from 2006-2011.