Vikings Waive Moss

By Justin Worsley

According to NFL Network, the Minnesota Vikings have placed recently acquired wide receiver Randy Moss on waiver, just a day after he caught only one pass by his former team, the New England Patriots.

New England traded Moss, 33, to Minnesota, the team who drafted him 21st overall in the 1998 NFL Draft, for a third-round pick last month. Moss will now enter the waiver wire, where any team can claim Moss while Minnesota will be stuck paying his salary. Teams have 24 hours to claim Moss, otherwise he will become a free agent. Buffalo, currently the only winless team, has the first shot at taking him.

Moss has caught 22 passes for 313 yards and five touchdowns this season. Minnesota was hoping Moss could provide a vertical threat the team lacked after wide receiver Sidney Rice was injured in the preseason.

The league fined Moss $25,000 earlier in the week after he made himself unavailable for interviews prior to his matchup with New England. After the game, a 28-18 win by New England, Moss stated he would only answer his own questions and praised New England, stating that he missed his former teammates and claimed Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was the best in the league.

Moss was in the final year of his contract and immediately after the interview rumors began circulating that Moss would return to New England this offseason.

Minnesota was unable to turn their season around despite having Moss. The team is currently 2-5 and is tied in last place in the NFC North with the Detroit Lions in a season where the team had Super Bowl expectations.