Randy Moss Retires

A big announcement was made in the NFL today regarding one of best and most controversial Wide Receivers of all time. Randy Moss, who was on 3 different teams last season, has decided to call it a career and retire. Moss has apparently yet to find a team that will offer him what he wants and has just decided to walk off into the sunset. The last team he played for was the Tennessee Titans.

Many adjectives can be used to describe Randy Moss. Great, talented, superb, diva, quitter, self centered. But perhaps the one that will be attributed to him later is Hall of Famer. As controversial as Moss was, he was undoubtedly one of the best WR's in NFL history. He caught 153 TD's tied for 2nd all time, 5th in receiving yards with 14,858, and 8th all time in receptions with 954. His greatest days were mostly when he was with the Vikings. Everyone thought he was done after a couple of seasons playing for the Raiders but Moss showed he was still a legend when he went to New England and teamed up with Brady for a perfect regular season that included individual records for both players with Moss getting a record 23 TD receptions that season.

Last season did not end the way that many expected for Randy Moss. He was part of three different teams in his last year starting out with the Pats, then getting traded to the Vikings, and then ending up with the Titans. He would end his playing career virtually irrelevant and forgotten in Tennessee. Randy Moss, however, leaves the game itself still remembered in many respects for what he has done both on and off the field. He will be remembered as one of the greatest receivers ever that had an ego only his talent could match.