Randy Moss

Randy Moss Tabbed by ESPN as Vikings 'Small-School Stud'Randy Moss, was born on February 13th 1977 in West Virginia, to Maxine Moss and Randy Pratt. He attended Dupont High school in Belle, West Virginia, where he was chosen as being a team captain. He led his high school team to state and won the AAA football title, which is the highest ranking honor in West Virginia. He was also a part of the basketball team and won the state titles in 100 meter and 200 meter dashes. By the time he finished high school he had 109 catches, 44 touchdowns, and 2,435 yards to his credit in football. In 1996 after his jail term, he moved to florida state, even though his stay there was short. He was then transferred to marshall university, where he set many records including a touchdown catch in a season, most consecutive games with a touchdown catch, most TD passes caught by a freshman and most receiving yards as a freshman. His performance also helped his university to an undefeated season and helped them win the national title in the schools last season in division I-AA. Even though he was recognized as a player with a lot of potential, he was transferred from one team to another mainly because of his off field squabbles and his violent mood swings. In 1998 he was a first round pick for the Minnesota vikings, as a rookie he set a record of 17 touchdown receptions. He was a part of the Minnesota Vikings from 1998-2005. Then in 2005, he moved to the Oakland Raiders where his performance lacked concentration and intensity, which created further problems. In 2007 he was traded by the New England Patriots, he silenced the skeptics with his brilliant performance. He had one of the best seasons in NFL history, with 1,493 yards, and an NFL record 23 touchdown receptions. Despite his achievements, his off-field behaviour invited plenty of controversies which included squirting a game official with a water bottle, bumping a traffic control officer with his car and so on. On August 1st, Randy’s agent Joel Segal, announced Moss’s decision to retire from football. In February of 2012, Moss announced his decision to revoke his retirement. On march 12, 2012, he signed a one year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on undisclosed financial terms. Moss is currently in a relationship with Libby offutt and they have 4 children, 2 daughters, Sydney and Senali, and 3 sons, Thaddeus and Montigo.

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