boston.com - 3/3/2008
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After a quiet few days of activity on the opening of free agency, the Patriots are on the verge of making a big splash with receiver Randy Moss.
A contract agreement between the Patriots and Moss is imminent, according to a source with close ties to Moss. The deal is for three years and is worth $27 million.
The sides had been close since the start of free agency, having agreed on the ...
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Moss and Pats Agree: 3 Years, $27 Million
Football Outsiders —
Moss and Pats Agree: 3 Years, $27 Million According to, well, basically everyone on the Internet, Randy Moss and the Patriots have officially agreed to a new contract, and he’ll be signing this afternoon. Apparently, the total was agreed upon a while ago. The only sticking points were the amount of guaranteed money and the method of payment: check, gold kruggerands, or straight cash, homey. posted 3-3-2008 at 3:06 PM by ...
Moving forward with Moss -- but no Eye on Foxborough
Eye on Foxborough —
... . It's not that the Patriots don't matter to me anymore. All weekend, I watched as players like Donte Stallworth, Randall Gay and Asante Samuel bolted for greener pastures. I tried to think positively: "Relax!" I said. "The Pats are just saving cap space for Randy Moss!" At least it turns out we might have that right . Because there was no way I was going to go out on a sour note, watching the remnants of a nearly historic team get grated away like cheap parmesan. In any event, we again have reason to hope with the Patriots. We again have reason to believe that faith in "the ...
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Mark Maske's NFL Insider 3/3/2008
The NFL's top free agent is off the market. Wide receiver Randy Moss has tentatively agreed to a three-year, $27 million contract to remain with the New England Patriots, an NFL source said. The two sides are working out the final details of the ...
