Vikings Sending Pro Bowl WR Randy Moss to the Raiders, Agent Says

[Walter Cronkite]

Randy Moss is heading for Oakland, the receiver's agent said Wednesday.

Dante DiTrapano, Moss' agent, told The Associated Press that the Minnesota Vikings and the Raiders had "come to an agreement on Randy playing for Oakland next year." Neither the Vikings nor the Raiders would confirm the deal, which was first reported by The St. Paul Pioneer Press on its Web site.

"We have had discussions with the Oakland Raiders, but there's nothing to announce," Rob Brzezinski, the team's vice president of football operations, told The Associated Press.

Raiders spokesman Mike Taylor declined comment on the trade reports.

DiTrapano said he didn't know the terms of the deal, but the Pioneer Press reported the Vikings would get linebacker Napoleon Harris, along with the seventh overall pick and a late-round pick in the upcoming draft.

The deal cannot become official until March 2, the start of the NFL's fiscal year. "It's just like any other contract. There's a meeting of the minds between the people who negotiate for the Vikings and the people who negotiate for the Raiders," DiTrapano said. "It just hasn't been reduced to writing and it won't be until March 2."

The flamboyant Moss had been the subject of trade rumors following this past season. He struggled with a hamstring injury, but still finished with 13 touchdown catches. He was fined $10,000 for pretending to pull down his pants and moon the Green Bay crowd during Minnesota's playoff win. He also drew criticism for leaving the field with 2 seconds left in a regular-season loss against Washington.

Team leaders Matt Birk and Daunte Culpepper confronted Moss after he walked off at Washington, and the organization's patience with the receiver seemed to dwindle in the past year or so.

"He's my good friend, but you almost get to thinking that maybe enough is enough," Culpepper said earlier this month at the Pro Bowl. "And maybe the Vikings organization has had enough."

DiTrapano said Moss was "very pleased to be going to Oakland and looking forward to playing with a team that's promised they're going to throw the ball deep a whole lot to him and having a chance at winning the Super Bowl."

"He doesn't leave Minnesota with any grudges," DiTrapano said. "It just was frustrating for him to lose."

On Tuesday, the Raiders re-signed Jerry Porter, their star wide receiver to a contract worth $20 million over five years. Porter could have become a free agent on March 2.

Source: AP

[AndySMC]

If this is true then having Moss, Porter and Gabriel on the same team is going to be something to see. All the raiders really need now is a running back.

[Sodomy]

Well it looks like the Vikings will probably take Mike Williams in the draft.

[Modern Arts]

If the don't get a good Quaterback, Moss is going to be another headache. If doesn't get the ball he's gonna go pout like a baby.

[Kellie-Girl]

The Vikings made the right decision in getting rid of Moss. The time had come where the distractions he caused outweighed what he brought to the team. While Moss definitely needed a change of scenery, Oakland might have been the worst place for him to go. This is a situation that could become a disaster.

It'd be nice if all that matters is how terrific a receiver Moss is. Moss and Jerry Porter will be the best 1-2 reciever duo in the NFL. If the Raiders get so much as a hint of a decent running game to keep defenses honest, no one will be able to stop the Raiders passing attack. No one. However, let's face facts. The Raiders have more than enough talented prima donnas who fail to work on the field. If Moss cops this vice, you've got problems. Big ones.

[johnny trance]

waste of my time info.

as long as i got big ben, hines ward,duece, the bus, and our defense i could care less what the rest of the AFC does.