The Truth Comes Out

It's finally come out from an anonymous NFL source that Randy Moss played most of the past season with a separated shoulder. Naturally, the Pats had nothing to say about it. Moss bowed out of the Pro Bowl because of injury. The nature of the injury was disclosed by a third party. Players must participate in the game unless they are injured.

Moss was injured in the fifth game of the season against Denver. He caught one pass in the game for 36 yards. He appeared on the injury report for the next three games during which he caught 19 passes for 345 yards and four TD's.

The team pronounced him healed after that. Over the final eight games of the season, he caught 34 passes for 552 yards and eight TD's. He received a great deal of criticism for allegedly taking plays off and jogging through routes.

He played through a back injury during weeks 3 & 4. We may never know the extent of his injuries and the impact it had on his playing. Moss and the team continue to remain silent on the matter.

Statistically, he enjoyed a fine season with 83 catches for 1,264 yards and 13 TD's. Apparently this was not good enought for talk show callers who are now stirring this up all over again.

This observer feels that Moss gutted his way through the season and played as well as he could to help the team. Moss will always be dogged by his actions earlier in his career. They will stay with him even when he gets his bust at Canton.