Questionable reputations could delay Hall calls for Randy Moss, Terrell Owens
Article By mflorio.tsn on 2nd June, 2010
Terrell Owens had a tumultuous relationship with former quarterback Donovan McNabb.
Recently, a debate has emerged regarding whether bad off-field conduct should keep a player out of the Hall of Fame. In time, however, two receivers who have engaged in questionable behavior on the field -- or at a minimum on the sidelines or in the locker room -- possibly could see their bids for enshrinement delayed by a couple of years, or longer.
Randy Moss and Terrell Owens rank among the league's all-time leaders in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns. In the end, there's a chance that they'll finish second and third behind only Jerry Rice in each of those three categories.
But they have caused plenty of problems. Not off the field, where T.O. has never run afoul of the law once, actually or allegedly. Moss has had several issues during his 12-year NFL career, but he has largely kept out of trouble since playing street bowling with a traffic control officer nearly eight years ago in Minneapolis.
Still, Owens criticized nearly every quarterback who ever has thrown him a pass, he intentionally created as much disruption as possible five years ago in Philadelphia in the hopes of getting cut or traded, and he mastered the passive-aggressive art of pitting players against each other while at all times maintaining a high degree of plausible deniability.
And he loves him some him.
Randy Moss has played for the Vikings, Raiders and Patriots. Moss, on the other hand, has a bad habit of mentally shutting down -- either in a given game or, as he did in 2006 with the Raiders, for an entire season.
One Hall of Fame voter believes that, of the two, Moss has committed the bigger crime against football. "He'd roll over and die like a dog for teams when they needed him most," the voter, who requested anonymity, explained. "He quit on his team in Minnesota. He quit for two years in Oakland. ...
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Randy Moss and Terrell Owens rank among the league's all-time leaders in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns. In the end, there's a chance that they'll finish second and third behind only Jerry Rice in each of those three categories.
But they have caused plenty of problems. Not off the field, where T.O. has never run afoul of the law once, actually or allegedly. Moss has had several issues during his 12-year NFL career, but he has largely kept out of trouble since playing street bowling with a traffic control officer nearly eight years ago in Minneapolis.
Still, Owens criticized nearly every quarterback who ever has thrown him a pass, he intentionally created as much disruption as possible five years ago in Philadelphia in the hopes of getting cut or traded, and he mastered the passive-aggressive art of pitting players against each other while at all times maintaining a high degree of plausible deniability.
And he loves him some him.
Randy Moss has played for the Vikings, Raiders and Patriots. Moss, on the other hand, has a bad habit of mentally shutting down -- either in a given game or, as he did in 2006 with the Raiders, for an entire season.
One Hall of Fame voter believes that, of the two, Moss has committed the bigger crime against football. "He'd roll over and die like a dog for teams when they needed him most," the voter, who requested anonymity, explained. "He quit on his team in Minnesota. He quit for two years in Oakland. ...
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