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Sry, i guess i took it the wrong way, didn't mean to release false information
No worries...and I would not say it is "false" information; you just jumped the gun a little bit. Per the post // / yardo made from the associated press there is still an outside chance they did not come to an agreement with Moss and he is a Free Agent (however that is very unlikely).
Either way your post did generate some excitement…
Here's another story from the Associated Press:
Moss not designated franchise player by New England
The Associated Press
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. | The New England Patriots did not designate Randy Moss as a franchise player Thursday, meaning they may have reached a contract agreement with the wide receiver or are allowing him to become a free agent.
Teams had until 4 p.m. to designate one player as a franchise player if they wished. Only 11 teams did that, not including the Patriots. If Moss and the Patriots have agreed to a multiyear contract, it cannot be announced until Feb. 29.
An exclusive franchise player cannot sign with another club and is offered a minimum of the average of the top five salaries at the player's position as of April 20, or 120 percent of the player's previous year's salary, whichever is greater.
A "non-exclusive" franchise player can get an offer sheet from another club but his team can match it. If it doesn't, it would receive two first-round draft picks as compensation.
After taking a pay cut when he was traded by Oakland to New England last April, Moss had an outstanding season. He set the NFL record with 23 touchdown catches in a season and totaled 98 receptions for 1,493 yards.
He repeatedly has praised quarterback Tom Brady, who has said he wants Moss back.
Last year the Patriots designated cornerback Asante Samuel as a franchise player but agreed not to do it again this year.
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This could go either way. The only thing that's definite is he wasn't "franchised" by the team.
The New England Patriots did not place their franchise tag on wide receiver Randy Moss on Thursday, technically leaving Moss open to free agency on Feb. 29.
The Patriots are apparently gambling that they could come to terms with Moss on a new contract so he can remain with the team.
Moss restructured his contract, dropping his base salary from $10 million to $3 million, to accommodate last April's trade from the Oakland Raiders to the Patriots. Moss earned an additional $2 million on incentives after breaking Jerry Rice's single-season record with 23 touchdown receptions.
Quarterback Tom Brady has indicated he wants Moss to return, and Moss has talked all season long about how much he liked playing for the Patriots.
Also at the deadline Thursday for NFL teams to franchise players, the Dallas Cowboys placed their tag on safety Ken Hamlin instead of left tackle Flozell Adams.
Hamlin received a one-year tender of $4.396 million. If a team tries to sign him, the Cowboys would have seven days to match an offer. The signing team then would have to surrender two-first-round picks to get Hamlin.
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Remember he expressed interest in remaining a Patriot but as we all know, "money talks." I still see him signing a contract with them and taking another shot at the Super Bowl.
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