Patriots finalize trade of Randy Moss to Vikings

[jetdawgg]

The New England Patriots completed a trade that sent Pro Bowl WR Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday morning, ESPN, the NFL Network and Boston Herald reported.

The Vikings sent a third-round pick to the Patriots in return for Moss, who becomes a key weapon for Minnesota QB Brett Favre.

The teams had not yet confirmed the trade. But Vikings S Madieu Williams said on Twitter that the deal was "official."

Moss returns to the team where he spent the first seven years of his career. Moss caught 574 passes for 9,142 yards and 90 TDs from 1998-2004 in Minnesota.

It leaves the Patriots and QB Tom Brady without the stretch-the-field wideout who set an NFL single-season record of 23 receiving TDs in 2007.

Moss did not get a contract extension from the Vikings as part of the deal, NFL Network reported.

ESPN reported that Patriots coach Bill Belichick spoke by phone to inform Moss of the trade on Wednesday morning. The network described their conversation as cordial.

For Favre, the trade gives him a serious receiving threat that he has long lobbied to acquire and that he has lacked this season with Sidney Rice injured. Favre, with the Packers in 2007, pushed the team to acquire Moss but lost out to the Patriots.

The receiver will return to New England on Oct. 31, when the Vikings visit Foxborough to the play Patriots (a game that occurs only once every eight years). Fox was already scheduled to broadcast that game nationally at 4:15 p.m. ET.

Moss' final game in a New England uniform on Monday turned out to be his only in more than three years in which he did not catch a pass. The Herald reported that Moss had asked the Patriots to trade him after Week 1, when he had an outburst about his contract following a win against Cincinnati. Moss later apologized and said he and coach Belichick had cleared the air.

Moss, whose deal expires after the season, said after Week 1 that he wanted to stay with Patriots but added he thought this would be his final year in New England.

Moss is set to appear on Monday Night Football for the second straight week when the Vikings travel to play the New York Jets next week. He'll likely be matched up again with Jets CB Darrelle Revis, who hasn't played since tweaking his hamstring on a TD pass he allowed to Moss in Week 2.

Moss will be just second player to appear on MNF back to back. Keith Browner played for the San Francisco 49ers against the New York Giants on Oct. 5, 1987, then played for the Los Angeles Raiders against the Denver Broncos on Oct. 12 (via ESPN and Elias Sports Bureau).

Since the Vikings have already had their bye and the Patriots' is Sunday, Moss could become the sixth player to play in 17 games if he plays in the rest of the Vikings' contests.

-- Sean Leahy

[tdrt]

It'll be nice to have him back since he is the best receiver, but he is major pain in the ass off the field.

[indygti]

Reggie Wayne is better.

[jetdawgg]

Looks like the Patriots quit on this season. The offense they have is just not the same without Randy Moss.

They have a lot of picks in the next draft, if there is no lock out, but they have not made many good picks with all of the picks they have had in the past few years.

Vikes use West Coast Offense (short passes) and Moss is a deep threat. Strange trade but they needed to do something to show Favre for his comiing back

[NoRemorse]

They want him to embarrass Revis again...

[jetdawgg]

Revis should have a healthy hammy on Monday night. Furthermore, the Vikes play the Pasts pretty soon too (31 Oct)

[NoRemorse]

Let's see if he's gonna shut moss down again or if he wasted his time dicking around through the preseason and popping off about his contract

[jetdawgg]

In that game you mention here, Moss had 2 catches for 38 yards and 1 TD. The Pasts lost to the Jets 31-14

The Jets will be ready for him. Revis won't hold out again

[clansman5]

I wonder what the "real" reason behind this trade is? Now the Pats have only Welker to go to.

[NoRemorse]

In that game you mention here, Moss had 2 catches for 38 yards and 1 TD. The Pasts lost to the Jets 31-14

The Jets will be ready for him. Revis won't hold out again

He won't hold out or he won't hold back?

The rest of the team was moving forward. Its early but the lowly Jets, number one defense in the league, first in their division; no color system for sanchez...

But I'm a Giants and Mets fan so.. yeah. lol

[jetdawgg]

@NoRemorse

The Jets are stacked. They get Santonio Holmes, Darrelle Revis and Calvin Pace back this week. They already have the NO 2 Running game to date and now the D will get a big boost.

@clansman5

He was unhappy with no throws coming his way. Had some words with the coach yesterday. Pasts have a bye week, so they sent him bye bye.....

They did not win a SB with him. Matter of fact since they got caught cheating, they have not won a SB

[FistFu68]

The VIKINGS will still SUCK

[jetdawgg]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0dCd...layer_embedded

"Our entire offense is white now!".....lol

"Whoever is defensive coach, reciever and Vikings fan...get the F. Out!!! We traded Randy F'n Moss!!!!"

These parodies are hilarious

[NoRemorse]

@NoRemorse

The Jets are stacked. They get Santonio Holmes, Darrelle Revis and Calvin Pace back this week. They already have the NO 2 Running game to date and now the D will get a big boost.

@clansman5

He was unhappy with no throws coming his way. Had some words with the coach yesterday. Pasts have a bye week, so they sent him bye bye.....

They did not win a SB with him. Matter of fact since they got caught cheating, they have not won a SB

There was a good article today about the Jets during the year of Favre and after. Really good comparison going on. And I forgot to mention that saying the Jets are stacked is an understatement.

[FistFu68]

@ Dawgg...ROTFLMFAO ...