Randy Gene Moss (born February 13, 1977) is an American professional American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Marshall University, and twice earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft. 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. On October 6, 2010, Moss returned to the Vikings in a trade from the Patriots. However, his stint in Minnesota was short-lived, as he was waived by the team less than a month later, and claimed by the Tennessee Titans. Moss holds the NFL single season touchdown reception record (23, set in 2007), and the NFL single-season touchdown reception record for a rookie (17, in 1998). Contents 1 Early years ! 2 College career 2.1 Freshman (redshirt) (1995) 2.2 Freshman (1996) 2.3 Sophomore (1997) 2.4 College statistics 3 Professional career 3.1 1998 NFL Draft 3.2 Minnesota Vikings 3.2.1 1998 season 3.2.2 1999 season 3.2.3 2000 season 3.2.4 2001 season 3.2.5 2002 season 3.2.6 2003 season 3.2.7 2004 season 3.3 Oakland Raiders 3.4 New England Patriots 3.4.1 2007 season 3.4.1.1 Super Bowl XLII 3.4.2 2008 season 3.4.3 2009 season 3.5 2010 season 3.5.1 Return to Minnesota 3.5.2 Tennessee Titans 3.6 Initial retirement and comeback 3.7 San Francisco 49ers 4 Career statistics 5 Charity 6 Controversy 6.1 Marshall plane crash 6.2 Traffic incident 6.3 Leaving the field during a game 6.4 Playoff fully clothed mooning incident 6.5 Marijuana use 6.6 Lack of effort 6.7 Dating violence allegations 7 Personal life 8 NCAA records 8.1 Division 1-AA – Regular season 8.2 Division 1-AA – Playoffs 9 NFL records 10 Career highlights 11 Randy Moss Motorsports 12 References 13 External links Early yea! rs Moss was born and grew up in Rand, West Virginia