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Chosen West Virginia High School Football Player of the Year as a senior...Earned all-state honors at DuPont (Rand, West Virginia) High...Twice selected the state's Basketball Player of the Year...Lettered three times in basketball and football and lettered in both baseball and track.
Career Transactions
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round (21st overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft...Traded to the Raiders on March 2, 2005...Traded to the New England Patriots on April 29, 2007.
Career Overview
PRO: One of the most explosive offensive players in NFL history...Has played in 138 regular season league games in nine seasons...Has also played in and started eight playoff contests...Is the only receiver in league history to record 1,000-yard seasons in his first six seasons...10,147 yards is the second-highest receiving yardage total by any player through his first eight professional seasons, behind only Jerry Rice's total of 10,273...Has surpassed 100 receiving yards 46 times in regular season contests and has topped the century mark three times in postseason action...Became the 25th player to surpass 10,000 receiving yards on 12/24/05 at Denver...Reached the mark in the 124th game of his career, making him the fourth-fastest to 10,000 yards in NFL history...Three weeks earlier at San Diego (12/4/05), he surpassed 10,000 career yards from scrimmage, becoming the 62nd player in NFL history to do so...Surpassed Drew Hill for 25th place on the league's all-time receiving yardage list against Miami on 11/27/05...Is the only player in the top 25 with less than 10 years experience...Since entering the league in 1998, Moss has 102 TDs in 135 games (101 receiving, one punt return) and has thrown two TD passes...Has caught a pass in 131 of his 135 career regular season games played...Had streak of 101 consecutive regular season games with a catch snapped vs. Tennessee (10/24/04)...Before the Tennessee game, he had caught a pass in every game he played in his career...Has caught a TD in six of his eight career playoff games...Named Associated Press All-Pro in 1998, 2000 and 2003...Earned Pro Bowl appearances in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003...Named 2000 Pro Bowl Most Outstanding Player after setting records for catches (nine) and receiving yards (212) in the game along with scoring the final TD of the day in a 51-31 win by the NFC...Has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week four times in his career...Led the NFL in receiving TDs in 1998, 2000 and 2003...Led the NFC in receiving yards in 1999 (1,413) and 2002 (1,347)...Led the NFC in receptions in 2002 (106) and ranked second in 2003 (111)...Ranks second in Vikings history with 90 receiving TDs, trailing Cris Carter (110)...Ranks third in Vikings history in career scoring with 552 points...Has caught three TD passes in a game five times, the last coming vs. San Francisco (9/28/03)...Holds a Vikings record with 26 plays of 50-plus yards in his career - 25 receptions and a punt return...In 135 career regular season games, Moss has 16 catches and 10 TDs of 60-plus yards, 28 catches and 19 TDs of 50-plus yards, and 56 catches and 31 TDs of 40-plus yards...Broke Vikings playoff record with ninth career receiving TD...Broke his own Vikings record for single season receiving yards with 1,637 in 2003, surpassing his previous record of 1,437 in 2000...Combined with Cris Carter for a team-record 2,711 receiving yards in 2000, breaking the mark of 2,654 yards the duo set in the 1999 season...Led the NFC in receiving yards in 1999 with 1,413, the first Vikings WR to lead the NFC since 1979...Set a Vikings record for most receiving yards in consecutive games with 331 in 1999 (204 at Chicago, 11/14/99 and 127 vs. San Diego, 11/28/99)...Became the first Vikings WR to throw a TD pass when he threw a pass at NY Giants (12/26/99) and threw his second career TD pass vs. Miami (12/21/02)...Only rookie in 1998 to earn a berth in the Pro Bowl, where he was a starter.
College
In two short seasons at Marshall, Moss is considered one of the greatest receivers to play college football...Owns virtually every school, conference and NCAA game and season record...His 53 touchdown receptions shattered the school career-record of 26 set by Mike Barber (1985-88)...Ranks third in Thundering Herd annals with 174 receptions and second with 3,529 yards, topped only by Barber (4,262).
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