Randall Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977 in Rand,
West Virginia) is an American football wide receiver
for the New England Patriots of the National
Football League. He was originally drafted by the
Minnesota Vikings 21st overall 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. On April 29, 2007, Moss was traded
to the New England Patriots for a fourth-round draft
pick. Moss holds the NFL single season touchdown
reception record (23, set in 2007), and the NFL
single-season TD reception record for a rookie (17,
in 1998).
