The Patriots re-signed wide receiver Randy Moss to a three-year, $27 million contract Monday.
“Randy was serious about wanting to stay,” said DiPiero in an e-mail. “Because of Randy’s record-breaking year, the interest in him was very high. Randy took less than he could have to rejoin his teammates.”
DiPiero said he wouldn’t comment on which other teams were interested in Moss, but according to a league source, the Philadelphia Eagles, who swooped in and signed Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel to a six-year, $57 million deal last Friday, made a serious play.
Randy took less than he could have because he gave less to the Oakland Raiders for two seasons. If he’s not on a contender or highly involved in the offense, his effort is putrid. The only team that should have signed Moss to a multi-year deal did.
