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The Minnesota Vikings have 23 representatives in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. One of those GOATS is Randy Moss, who played 8 years as a Viking, the first seven of which completely changed the game of football.
Immediately when he arrived on the scene, Randy stretched NFL defenses vertically in ways that no wide receiver before him ever had. Moss eventually caught 587 passes in purple, racking up 9,316 total receiving yards and 92 touchdowns.
November 26, 1998
A ROOKIE’S THANKSGIVING FEAST#Vikings stud rookie Randy Moss makes Texas Stadium his own personal playground, devouring the #Cowboys‘ secondary in Minnesota’s 46-36 victory.
3 receptions
163 yards
3 touchdowns pic.twitter.com/QLKqiHxNLc
— Kevin Gallagher (@KevG163) November 26, 2024
After he left Minnesota, Moss went on to put up 5,323 yards and 58 touchdowns over the next five seasons between Oakland (2005-2006) and New England (2007-2009). When the dust settled on Moss’ NFL career, he had amassed over 15,000 receiving yards and 150 touchdowns.
In 2018, Randy Moss got his first shot at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, where he was easily elected with a HOF score of 150.12. The only former player to receive more votes was Ray Lewis (197.35).
In recent weeks, as you may have heard, Moss’ former coach and owner in New England, Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft, failed to receive the votes necessary to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recent weeks — power moves by the HOF voting committee that sent shockwaves through the NFL.
So on Sunday afternoon, Randy Moss made it extremely clear during Sunday NFL Countdown, leading up to the Super Bowl later this evening, that he is NOT happy with the HOF committee that put a gold jacket on him just eight years ago.
“If you didn’t play it, if you didn’t coach it, you shouldn’t have a vote.”
—@RandyMoss on Hall of Fame voting after Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft were not selected 👀 pic.twitter.com/DV3rJp6n6v
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) February 8, 2026
“Going forward, and I know it’s gonna ruffle some feathers, but I really believe as a football player — if you didn’t play it and you didn’t coach it — then you shouldn’t have a vote! I don’t care who you and I don’t care how you feel about it!”
Randy Moss on Pro Football Hall of Fame voting (ESPN)
Belichick is considered the greatest coach in NFL history. In total, he and Kraft have piled up a combined 14 Super Bowl rings and 23 Super Bowl appearances. Their exclusion from the Hall of Fame is a crime against football humanity that has drawn all sorts of attention to the HOF voting process.
What is wrong with the current HOF voting system?
Unlike other Hall of Fames, the Pro Football Hall of Fame is voted on by a committee of just 50 people, mostly comprised of media members who cover or have covered the league.
There are also 17 “at-large” representatives. Those voters include former players, coaches and executives — Tony Dungy, Dan Fouts, James Lofton and Bill Polian are a few of the more well-known names.
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In other words, a change like what Randy Moss is proposing wouldn’t just be a major shift in voting process, but it would eliminate most of the current voters.
There are pros and cons to every Hall of Fame voting system, and the NFL definitely needs change, as proven this cycle. I’m not sure a player/coach-only committee is the best way to go about it, however.
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