Moss plans to retire, according to his agent.
The Titans had no interest in re-signing Moss, who they claimed off waivers last November. General Manager Mike Reinfeldt said early this offseason the Titans had no interest in retaining him.
Moss had a heck of an NFL career, all Hall of Fame career, no doubt. But his days with the Titans were forgettable ones. He finished with just six catches for 80 yards in eight games, and was a non-factor in every game.
Titans fans were frustrated the team didn’t make an attempt to get him the ball more, and personally I thought the coaching staff did a poor job of finding ways to use him. Heck, they should have just thrown it his way a few times to see what he could do.
But their thinking was this: Moss didn’t have it any more. He lacked the explosion and couldn’t get open like he used to earlier in his career, when he racked up touchdowns. I have a feeling Moss realized this as well. And it’s why he decided to call it quits.
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“He’s such a competitor and wanted to go back. However, he wanted to go back in certain places,” Segal said. “He wanted to be on a championship team in his mind.”
In his last season, Moss played for three teams. New England traded the wide receiver to Minnesota, who then turned him loose to Tennessee where he performed at a career low. After a tumultuous season, Moss’ Marshall University coach, Bob Pruett, said he approves of his former player’s decision.
"Randy has been a great player for a long time," Pruett told ESPN. "He's choosing this on his own terms and I think that's good. If that's what he wants to do, that's what he should do."
Robert Smith, Moss’ former teammate and an ESPN analyst, said he doesn’t believe Moss is hanging up his football jersey for good.
"He's as talented a guy as I've ever seen play the game. He's a guy with some pride, and more than anything else in the past few years he's thinking about his legacy," said Smith, Moss’ teammate on the Vikings from 1998-2000. "Without a Super Bowl, I think he can't help but look at his resume and say that it was a disappointment. I would be completely surprised if he was actually retired."
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