New England Patriots fans weren’t the only people excited when the team landed Randy Moss during the 2007 NFL Draft. Quarterback Tom Brady was equally as ecstatic.
Acquired for a fourth-round selection in that year’s draft, Moss and Brady lit up NFL fields in 2007. Moss would record 1,493 receiving yards and a NFL-record 23 touchdowns. Brady set his own records that year, recording 4,806 passing yards and 50 touchdown passes.
Moss would spend four seasons with the Patriots, recording 259 catches for 3,904 yards and 50 touchdowns.
Before the trade, Bill Belichick suggested to Brady that they might acquire Moss. In Episode 4 of his new ESPN+ docuseries, Brady revealed he was giddy at the prospect of Moss coming to New England that offseason, as transcribed by Adam London of NESN.com.
In 2006, Tom Brady and Randy Moss met in secret to discuss playing together. The rest is history.
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“So that offseason came and I got a phone call from Coach Belichick,” Brady said on ESPN+. “He said, ‘We’re thinking of trading for Randy. What do you think?’ I was like, ‘What do I think? I mean, abso-(expletive)-lutely.’”
Although Moss spent a relatively short time in New England, he was able to cement himself in Patriots history.
