Can Randy Moss make an NFL comeback?

The former star receiver resigned from the league after an atrocious 2010 season. Now, he wants to mount a triumphant return

Randy Moss, who caught an NFL-record 23 touchdown passes for the New England Patriots in 2007, wants to return to the league after sitting out last season.
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"Your boy is gonna come back and play some football, man." So says Randy Moss, the retired NFL wide receiver who announced Monday that he is planning to make a comeback next season. It's a confusing career move for the pot-smoking former New England Patriots superstar. Moss hasn't played in the NFL since the 2010 season, when he was all but forced into retirement because no team wanted the unpredictable star on its roster. But in Moss' heyday in 2007, he caught an NFL-record 23 touchdown passes in a single season, and helped lead the Patriots to an amazing 16-0 record. So far, no team has expressed interest in signing Moss. Can he really mount a comeback?

Let's hope so: The return of Randy Moss? "We should be so lucky," says Andrew Sharp at SB Nation. First, consider the entertainment value. Because of his borderline-legendary status, Moss is now "free to tell the truth and be himself without worrying much about the consequences." In a league "perpetually encased in eight layers of PR," that would be hugely refreshing. And remember, Moss is "still the player that has more wisdom to offer a team than just about any veteran skill player in football." He may be old, but he could be a real asset.

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