Moss becoming a Patriot?
...and then an ex-Patriot...and then an ex-Convict...and then (hopefully) and expatriate.
Seriously, Moss is one player whose ass-attitude can infect, and devastate, an entire team...Smallpox and the Black Death are two shining examples. I consider the Patiots to be a far less capable team with Mr. Moss on their roster. The league needs fewer bozos like Randy Moss and more sportsman like Barry Sanders.
Here's a quick look at what the Patiots are getting: (
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* In 1995, Moss took part in a racially-charged fight at his high school that left one person hospitalized. He gave a plea of guilty to battery and received probation along with a 30-day suspended jail sentence (he lost his scholarship at Notre Dame)
* In 1996, while serving his 30-day jail sentence in a work release program from 1995, Moss tested positive for smoking marijuana, violating his probation, and was let go by Florida State. He served 60 extra days in jail for the probation violation
* On September 24, 2002 in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, Moss was driving and was preparing to do an illegal turn. A traffic control officer, noticing what he was about to do, stood in front of his car, ordering him to stop. Eyewitness accounts of the event differ at this point, but Moss didn't comply with the officer's order, and she was bumped by his vehicle and fell to the ground. Moss was arrested, and a search of his vehicle revealed a small amount of marijuana.
* On January 9, 2005, the Minnesota Vikings traveled to Green Bay to take on the heavily favored division rival Green Bay Packers, in an NFC wildcard playoff game. Facing away from the crowd, he feigned pulling down his pants, and pretended to moon the Green Bay fans. Days later, the NFL fined him $10,000, finding it unsportsmanlike and offensive during the playoffs.
* According to ESPN, Moss was later caught on video being asked by a reporter if he had written the check to pay the fine, to which he responded, "When you're rich, you don't write checks." The reporter followed up by asking Moss how he paid the fine. Moss responded, saying, "Straight cash, homey."
* Nagging injuries have limited his production, and Moss's own controversial remarks to the media have drawn more negative attention to himself.
* In August 2005, during an interview with Bryant Gumbel, Moss admitted that he has smoked marijuana during his NFL career "every blue moon."
* During the course of the Raiders' nine game losing streak to end the 2006 season, Tyler Brayton and several other Raiders, including Warren Sapp, criticized the lackadaisical effort of Moss.*
* In March 2006, the agent for Oakland Raiders wide receiver Randy Moss was arrested for failing to appear at a hearing stemming from his March 14 arrest on crack cocaine charges.