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There is a golden rule in football - if you are bigger and faster, you are quite often better.
In keeping with that maxim, the New England Patriots have resigned free-agent wide-receiver Randy Moss to a three-year $27 million contract. The deal includes $15 million in guaranteed money, $12 million from a signing bonus.
Moss reportedly (Boston Herald) declined a more lucrative offer from the Philadelphia Eagles to join the Kevin Kolb revolution.
He had perhaps the best season of his (or anyone’s) career in 2007, amassing 98 receptions, 1,493 yards and an NFL-record 23 touchdowns.
Healthy and happy, he was the physical freak from his Minnesota days, with fleet feet surpassing cornerbacks with ease.
The Patriots reignited Moss’s desire to play last season, and he performed fantastically individually. But, even more importantly, he served as a powerful decoy that facilitated the flow of the passing game by creating space for others. Whether he touched the ball or not, Randy Moss elevated the Patriots offense from superb to super-human.
The finalized deal makes sense for fans, organization and player. Only a nattering negative Nancy could find a problem with this deal and probably one who would do so in trite cliches to boot.
