The New England Patriots shocked the sports world Wednesday by shipping wide receiver and unwitting Russ Feingold campaign spot star Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings. Moss, arguably the greatest receiver in NFL history, played the first six years of his career in Minnesota, only to be shipped out after the 2005 season following a litany of off-the-field incidents. In a sport where big trades are rare and in-season trades even rarer, the move qualified as a seismic event. A sampling of reactions from Twitter.
What's bigger in Minnesota today, the likely re-acquisition of Randy Moss or the Twins' first playoff game? It's probably a coin flip.
Buster Olney
Buster_ESPN
Has any player in the history of sports been both as transcendent AND as much of a dog as Randy Moss?
Joe Posnanski
JPosnanski
To avoid confusing him, the Vikes won't tell Favre they traded for Moss. They'll just say Rice is back, and he's got old man dyslexia.
Gourmet Spud
gourmetspud
Bud Selig "I Love the NFL'' Note of the Day: McNabb traded on MLB's opening night. Moss traded to Minn on day of Twins' home playoff opener.
Peter King
SI_PeterKing
Moss trade, Vikes, Vikings all trending topics. and "Farve"
Brian McCarthy
NFLprguy
Seems like the only question at this point is whether or not Brad Childress will pick Randy Moss up at the airport.
Ross Tucker
RossTuckerNFL
Welp, With Randy Moss gone from New England I can go back to absolutely hating everything about the Patriots.
Chris Mottram
ChrisMottram
Patriots fans are miffed they're not getting Toby Gerhart in exchange for Randy Moss.
Bobby Big Wheel
Bobby_BigWheel
Twins in the playoffs and Moss headed back to Vikings. Hope springs eternal.
Aaron Blake
FixAaron
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