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===2007===

===2007===

With Moss unhappy again with his situation once again, the Raiders began looking for possible teams to trade Moss to. On the morning of April 29, 2007, just before the second day of the [[2007 NFL Draft]] began, the Raiders traded Moss to the [[New England Patriots]] for the Patriots 2007 forth round draft choice<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/news/story?id=2853116</ref>. He said after the trade, "I was very overwhelmed. I'm still in shock at the same time and I can't believe I'm a Patriot... Let’s put it this way…The Moss of old is back."<ref>http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=25032&pcid=41</ref>. In his first game as a Patriot vs the the [[New York Jets]], Moss caught nine passes for 183 yards and a touchdown<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=3012178</ref>; the third highest receiving yardage total for a game in his career. It had been uncertain before the game whether or not he would actually play since he had missed all four of the Patriots preseason games after suffering a hamstring injury early in the [[Patriots Training Camp|Patriots training camp]]<ref>[http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/09/09/randy_moss_thomas_jones_active_for_patriots_jets_game/ Boston Globe, Dennis Waszak Jr, AP Sports Writer, September 9, 2007, "Randy Moss, Thomas Jones active for Patriots-Jets game"]</ref>. In the week two regular season game vs the [[San Diego Chargers]], Moss caught eight passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/09/17/unstoppable_brady_leads_patriots_over_chargers/ Boston Globe, Mike Shalin, September 17, 2007, "Unstoppable Brady leads Patriots over Chargers"]</ref>. The following week, in the Patriots third regular season game vs the [[Buffalo Bills]], Moss set an NFL record by becoming the first player in NFL history to have over 100 yards in his first three games with a new team.<ref>[http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=27894&pcid=47 Patriots.com, September 23, 2007, "Patriots vs. Bills: Game Notes"]</ref> In the game, Moss had 5 receptions for 115 yards and two touchdowns.

With Moss unhappy again with his situation once again, the Raiders began looking for possible teams to trade Moss to. On the morning of April 29, 2007, just before the second day of the [[2007 NFL Draft]] began, the Raiders traded Moss to the [[New England Patriots]] for the Patriots 2007 forth round draft choice<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/news/story?id=2853116</ref>. He said after the trade, "I was very overwhelmed. I'm still in shock at the same time and I can't believe I'm a Patriot... Let’s put it this way…The Moss of old is back."<ref>http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=25032&pcid=41</ref>. In his first game as a Patriot vs the the [[New York Jets]], Moss caught nine passes for 183 yards and a touchdown<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=3012178</ref>; the third highest receiving yardage total for a game in his career. It had been uncertain before the game whether or not he would actually play since he had missed all four of the Patriots preseason games after suffering a hamstring injury early in the [[Patriots Training Camp|Patriots training camp]]<ref>[http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/09/09/randy_moss_thomas_jones_active_for_patriots_jets_game/ Boston Globe, Dennis Waszak Jr, AP Sports Writer, September 9, 2007, "Randy Moss, Thomas Jones active for Patriots-Jets game"]</ref>. In the week two regular season game vs the [[San Diego Chargers]], Moss caught eight passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/09/17/unstoppable_brady_leads_patriots_over_chargers/ Boston Globe, Mike Shalin, September 17, 2007, "Unstoppable Brady leads Patriots over Chargers"]</ref>. The following week, in the Patriots third regular season game vs the [[Buffalo Bills]], Moss set an NFL record by becoming the first player in NFL history to have over 100 yards in his first three games with a new team.<ref>[http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=27894&pcid=47 Patriots.com, September 23, 2007, "Patriots vs. Bills: Game Notes"]</ref> In the game, Moss had 5 receptions for 115 yards and two touchdowns. In the Patriots 34 to 10, regular season week four victory over the [[Cincinnati Bengals]], Moss caught nine passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns. The yardage totals made Moss the first player in the Patriots history as a team to have four consecutive 100 yard receiving game<ref>[http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/10/02/moss_sticks_with_pattern/ Boston Globe, Gregory Lee Jr., October 2, 2007, "Moss sticks with pattern"]</ref>. Patriots quarterback [[Tom Brady]] praised Moss after the game stating "He doesn't drop any balls. He's a great receiver. He commands double coverage quite a bit and finds ways to beat double coverage. If they double-cover him, he's always a threat to go deep. If they play deep, we can throw it underneath. He has deceptively quick moves on the line of scrimmage. He's a great threat out there."<ref>[http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2007/10/bills_take_103.html Boston Globe, October 2, 2007, "Bill's take"]</ref>

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