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January 16, 2008
A Rolling Stone Gathers Much Dirt: WDBO AM 580 posted a story today about Randy Moss being hit with a restraining order. If the timing seems strange to you, you're not alone.
Were the two links in the FPP supposed to be the same?
posted by bender at 12:35 PM on January 16, 2008
Crap. It was supposed to go to the station's piece. Moss has spoken to reporters: part 1, part 2.
posted by yerfatma at 12:44 PM on January 16, 2008
Moss mentioned an "accident" related to the incident that caused the petition. Looks like he did have a relationship with the woman. The relationship appears to be 11 years old according to Moss' statements. Another case study of why atheletes need to be careful in how they associate with the general public and bend backwards to avoid getting into situations like Moss is in. The incident is not going to be good for him longterm. My guess is that the Patriots will retain him next season, with controls in the contract that they offer him. This incident probaly makes it much more likely that Moss will resign with the Patriots instead of taking chances with another team. Moss was never a choice for advertisers because of his off the field incidents, those probaly caused him millions.
posted by Cave_Man at 10:18 PM on January 16, 2008
The incident is not going to be good for him longterm. My guess is that the Patriots will retain him next season, with controls in the contract that they offer him. This incident probaly makes it much more likely that Moss will resign with the Patriots instead of taking chances with another team. I'd say that judgment is a bit premature, given that the facts in the case have apparently not yet been established.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 07:18 AM on January 17, 2008
It's true that Moss has been in trouble before, and that trouble may not have been big trouble (on the Pac-Man Scale, he's about a 5.2), but it's been relatively consistent. All speculation about the case or his future with the Pats or anywhere is extremely premature. But that said (and this is not really a question about this case, because no one knows anything about what happened or didn't happen yet), what options does someone who has a bad reputation do when they've been accused of something that didn't happen? Those of you who suggest proclaiming your innocence from the rooftops? Well, Moss has done exactly that. If he's lying, he's never sounded more convincing. If he's telling the truth, well, that feeds back to my question. I know, William Faulkner made a career out of writing about people in this situation.
posted by chicobangs at 09:25 AM on January 17, 2008
AOL's Fanhouse has some suprisingly readable comments along with a link to the filing.