Randy Moss gets salty over belated College Football Hall of Fame induction: "Am I supposed to be excited?"
Legendary NFL wide receiver Randy Moss will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the Class of '24. Moss played two years at Marshall before the Minnesota Vikings drafted him with the 21st overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft.
Moss put up tremendous numbers during his college career, and his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame seems quite late, as he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
The former Vikings receiver appeared disappointed when he was recently asked by Kay Adams about his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Moss said:
"I don't know anything either about it but I think when you do it backwards, am I supposed to be excited?...
"I'm very appreciative and it goes back to the body of work and I think that's just a credit to the coaches and players for getting out there and helping me put those numbers up. So, I mean, yes, I put up some crazy numbers in college..."
As per Sporting News, in two years at Marshall, Randy Moss had 3,467 receiving yards and 54 touchdowns while averaging 20.3 yards per reception. Moreover, in the lone year that he played in Division 1 with Marshall, Moss scored a total of 26 touchdowns and had at least one touchdown in every game. His best-ever Division 1 game came against Ball State, in which he had 13 receptions for 205 yards and five touchdowns.
A look back at Randy Moss' NFL career
After a stellar college career with Marshall, Randy Moss hit the ground running in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings. In his rookie season, the Hall of Famer had 69 receptions for 1,313 yards and 17 touchdowns in 16 games while averaging 19.0 yards per reception. He edged past Peyton Manning to win the Offensive Rookie of the Year award and finished third in the MVP race.
Moss played 14 seasons in the NFL and finished with 982 receptions for 15,292 yards and 157 touchdowns, averaging 15.6 yards per reception and 70.1 yards per game. He made the Pro Bowl six times in his career and had four All-Pro selections.
Moss formed a great partnership with Tom Brady in New England, where he played four seasons. In 52 games for the Patriots, he had 259 catches for 3,904 yards and scored 50 touchdowns while averaging 15.1 yards per reception and 75.1 yards per game. (StatMuse)
Although he failed to win a Super Bowl in his career, Moss cemented himself as one of the best players to ever play in the NFL and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
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