American football player - Randy Moss photo and biography

Randall Gene Moss was born 13 February 1977 is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots in the National Football League. He was originally prepared by the Minnesota Vikings 21: e collected in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Marshall University. Moss played the first seven years of his career in Minnesota before a trade in 2005 brought him to the Oakland Raiders.

Moss's dream was to play for Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but he also considered going to Ohio State, where his half-brother, Eric, had played offensive tackle. Former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz said, "Randy Moss was the best high school football player I've ever seen." He was red-shirted in his freshman season. While at Florida State, ran a 4.25 40-yard Moss dash when Deion Sanders just be faster.

Moss posted his third career 200 + yard receiving game against Kent State. Two weeks after his fourth 200 + yard games in college, recording 13 catches for 205 yards and a Marshall single-game record of five touchdown receptions against Ball State. He won the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the nation's leading wide receiver and was a finalist for 1997 Heisman Trophy.