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05-03-2005, 08:28 PM
From ESPN (edited for brevity):
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Randy Moss made one thing clear following his first few workouts with the Oakland Raiders: He's going to be the same distanced superstar he was in seven tumultuous seasons with the Minnesota Vikings.
"Some people call it shy. Some people call it incognito. I call it being me," Moss said Saturday between minicamp practices. "The biggest thing is, I'm coming here to work."
The extent of Moss' adjustment period with his new team has been mixing up names of several teammates and familiarizing himself with new offensive terminology in Norv Turner's system.
On the field, he sure appears smooth and collected.
"The thing that jumped out at me first was how effortless he does things," quarterback Kerry Col...
...blah, blah, blah...
Moss is undeniably the new face of this team.
He knows it, too.
Moss has forgotten a few teammates' names, saying it was "embarrassing," but nobody has called him by the wrong name.
"No. I think I'm in the spotlight," he said, his hair in tight, criss-crossed cornrows. "But if they did I wouldn't worry about it."
The Raiders are coming ...
...blah, blah, blah...
When asked if anything has surprised him so far wearing the Silver and Black, Moss tested the media ever so slightly.
"The only thing I can really say is the food, that's about it," he said. "Nah, it was really a joke. I'm messing with you. Nah, nothing really surprised me here."
For the most part, he just wants to be left alone. Moss spent much of last season limited by a hamstring injury and didn't reach 1,000 yards receiving for the first time in his seven-year career. He finished with 49 catches for 767 yards and 13 touchdowns.
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"84, here he is!" Moss said Saturday as Porter made his way into the interview room.
How nice is it going to be to have a better team and not have to listen to this anymore...
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Randy Moss made one thing clear following his first few workouts with the Oakland Raiders: He's going to be the same distanced superstar he was in seven tumultuous seasons with the Minnesota Vikings.
"Some people call it shy. Some people call it incognito. I call it being me," Moss said Saturday between minicamp practices. "The biggest thing is, I'm coming here to work."
The extent of Moss' adjustment period with his new team has been mixing up names of several teammates and familiarizing himself with new offensive terminology in Norv Turner's system.
On the field, he sure appears smooth and collected.
"The thing that jumped out at me first was how effortless he does things," quarterback Kerry Col...
...blah, blah, blah...
Moss is undeniably the new face of this team.
He knows it, too.
Moss has forgotten a few teammates' names, saying it was "embarrassing," but nobody has called him by the wrong name.
"No. I think I'm in the spotlight," he said, his hair in tight, criss-crossed cornrows. "But if they did I wouldn't worry about it."
The Raiders are coming ...
...blah, blah, blah...
When asked if anything has surprised him so far wearing the Silver and Black, Moss tested the media ever so slightly.
"The only thing I can really say is the food, that's about it," he said. "Nah, it was really a joke. I'm messing with you. Nah, nothing really surprised me here."
For the most part, he just wants to be left alone. Moss spent much of last season limited by a hamstring injury and didn't reach 1,000 yards receiving for the first time in his seven-year career. He finished with 49 catches for 767 yards and 13 touchdowns.
...
"84, here he is!" Moss said Saturday as Porter made his way into the interview room.
How nice is it going to be to have a better team and not have to listen to this anymore...
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.