Mr. Laz
01-23-2005, 11:34 AM
Moss Could Be Wearing A Different Shade Of Purple
The Vikings may trade star Wide Receiver Randy Moss.
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According to Chris Mortenson of ESPN, a Vikings source says it is 60/40 that the team will trade the receiver. Moss is not on the market yet because owner Red McCombs is trying to sell the club prior to the Super Bowl.
One possible destination for Moss is the Baltimore Ravens, whose trade for Terrell Owens last offseason fell through. Ravens Coach Brian Billick has a history with Moss when he was Offensive Coordinator in Minnesota.
In an article by Sean Jensen of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Jensen notes a trade would save the Vikings nearly $2 million in salary-cap space. They also would wipe Moss' $7.25 million salary off the books. The Vikings already have paid the $18 million in guaranteed bonuses as part of his original eight-year, $75 million contract. Over the four remaining seasons, Moss is owed $36.5 million in salary, which would give a new team two options:
The new team could accept his $7.5 million base salary for 2005 and reassess him the following offseason, when it would have the option of releasing him with no salary-cap penalty.
If they need cap space, they could lower his cap number by converting his $7.5 million base salary into a signing bonus and paying him the veteran's minimum of $665,000. His cap number then would be nearly $2.4 million, a $5 million savings.
The Vikings may trade star Wide Receiver Randy Moss.
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According to Chris Mortenson of ESPN, a Vikings source says it is 60/40 that the team will trade the receiver. Moss is not on the market yet because owner Red McCombs is trying to sell the club prior to the Super Bowl.
One possible destination for Moss is the Baltimore Ravens, whose trade for Terrell Owens last offseason fell through. Ravens Coach Brian Billick has a history with Moss when he was Offensive Coordinator in Minnesota.
In an article by Sean Jensen of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Jensen notes a trade would save the Vikings nearly $2 million in salary-cap space. They also would wipe Moss' $7.25 million salary off the books. The Vikings already have paid the $18 million in guaranteed bonuses as part of his original eight-year, $75 million contract. Over the four remaining seasons, Moss is owed $36.5 million in salary, which would give a new team two options:
The new team could accept his $7.5 million base salary for 2005 and reassess him the following offseason, when it would have the option of releasing him with no salary-cap penalty.
If they need cap space, they could lower his cap number by converting his $7.5 million base salary into a signing bonus and paying him the veteran's minimum of $665,000. His cap number then would be nearly $2.4 million, a $5 million savings.