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Gosselin: Randy Moss trade bad news for Cowboys, NFC
12:50 AM CDT on Thursday, October 7, 2010
COLUMN By RICK GOSSELIN / The Dallas Morning News
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Randy Moss always wanted to be a Cowboy – and he seems to remind Jerry Jones of that every time he faces America's Team.
The New England Patriots gave Moss another crack at the Cowboys when they traded him to the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday. And Moss won't have to wait long – the Cowboys visit Minnesota in 11 days.
The Cowboys considered Moss with the eighth overall pick of the 1998 NFL draft but backed off based on his character issues and took defensive end Greg Ellis instead. Moss slid to the 21st pick where the Vikings selected him – and he's tormented the Cowboys ever since.
Moss has played the Cowboys seven times in his career and won every time. He has four 100-yard games and 11 touchdowns against Dallas. Moss has had scoring receptions of 56, 56, 51, 47 and 36 yards against the Cowboys.
But Moss isn't the same receiver who lit the Cowboys up for 163 yards and three touchdowns on only three catches on Thanksgiving Day in 1998. He's 33 and not the 4.28 sprinter who entered the league.
But Moss is coming off an 83-catch, 13-TD season in 2009 and had three TDs in four games with the Patriots this season.
Brett Favre needs a Randy Moss at this point in his career. Now he's got him – to the dismay of the Cowboys and everyone else in the NFC.
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12:50 AM CDT on Thursday, October 7, 2010
COLUMN By RICK GOSSELIN / The Dallas Morning News
rgosselin@dallasnews.com
Rick Gosselin
Archive | Bio | E-mail
Randy Moss always wanted to be a Cowboy – and he seems to remind Jerry Jones of that every time he faces America's Team.
The New England Patriots gave Moss another crack at the Cowboys when they traded him to the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday. And Moss won't have to wait long – the Cowboys visit Minnesota in 11 days.
The Cowboys considered Moss with the eighth overall pick of the 1998 NFL draft but backed off based on his character issues and took defensive end Greg Ellis instead. Moss slid to the 21st pick where the Vikings selected him – and he's tormented the Cowboys ever since.
Moss has played the Cowboys seven times in his career and won every time. He has four 100-yard games and 11 touchdowns against Dallas. Moss has had scoring receptions of 56, 56, 51, 47 and 36 yards against the Cowboys.
But Moss isn't the same receiver who lit the Cowboys up for 163 yards and three touchdowns on only three catches on Thanksgiving Day in 1998. He's 33 and not the 4.28 sprinter who entered the league.
But Moss is coming off an 83-catch, 13-TD season in 2009 and had three TDs in four games with the Patriots this season.
Brett Favre needs a Randy Moss at this point in his career. Now he's got him – to the dismay of the Cowboys and everyone else in the NFC.
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