Randy Moss Retires: 5 Reasons He'll Be Back in NFL

The football world was shocked after hearing the news that future Hall of Fame receiver Randy Moss had decided to call it quits after 13 seasons in the league.

He has been an All-Pro player on the field and an All-Pro pain off it.

But you can’t ignore the incredible statistics he has put up over the years. For his career he has 954 receptions for 14,858 yards and 153 TDs. The average reception in his career was for 15.6 yards.

That’s pretty good.

His 2007 season will never be forgotten anytime soon. That’s what happens when you collect just under 1,500 yards and 23 TDs.

So why in the world is retiring? His 2010 season was a disastrous and people have short memories.

Nobody wants him right now. The keyword is right now.

Expect Moss to be back before the 2011 season is over. Here are five reasons I feel confident saying as much…

5. Doesn’t Want to Go Through Training Camp

Straight out of the Brett Favre playbook, Moss is simply buying time as he watches the rest of the league sweat through the Oklahoma drill in 90 degree heat as a coach is screaming so profoundly that spit hits your face.

Sound like fun to you?

While it may not be the noblest thing to do, nobody will remember skipping it if that means he plays meaningful games in December and possibly January.

4. Moss Can Still Produce

Ignore his 2010 stats.

They were ugly, but there is a reason for that. How many players can learn three different playbooks in a single season?

He bounced around the country and was never on the same page with his QBs after leaving Tom Brady.

He got stuck with the debacle that was the ’10 Minnesota Vikings and then went to a Tennessee Titans team that had big issues at QB.

His ’09 stats suggest he is more than capable of doing plenty of damage in a full season with a team: 1,264 yards, 13 TDs and an average of 15.2 yards per catch.

If he can give a team half that production as a third receiver, why is he not playing?

3. Teams Will Get Desperate

The only sure thing during an NFL season is that multiple players on your team are going to end up on the injured reserve.

Receivers may not be the most susceptible to injury, but plenty of them will end up hurt. That means teams will begin to get desperate—especially those in contention for the playoffs.

You're telling me a team that loses its top receiver like Calvin Johnson or Andre Johnson for the season wouldn’t take a filer on Moss? Then there are teams like the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams that could use him right now.

2. Moss Will Experience a Change of Heart

Former players sit on their couch watching Week 1 of the new NFL season just wishing they had the juice left to play in the league. The sights and sounds of game action will do that to a player.

Nobody is calling Moss a football freak, but he knows the tank is not empty just yet. He has made plenty of money in his NFL career but you can never have enough of it. Who knows how many car payments and sharks he has to feed.

1. Revenge

Moss is reading all of the stories talking about how he left the game with a whimper. He is seeing the “good riddance” mentality that many people are feeling today.

If that isn’t the ultimate motivation, then Moss should stay retired.

Moss loves to prove people wrong and is willing to work hard to achieve as much. He knows he can still play and is going to be back at some point.

The only questions that remain is how long will he stay retired and what team is ready to take on the risk?

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