Randy Moss

Minnesota Vikings acquired Randy Moss and 2012 7th round pick (223rd overall subsequently traded, Travis Lewis) from New England Patriots for 2011 3rd round pick (74th overall, Ryan Mallett). The overall result favors New England Patriots over Minnesota Vikings.

New England's trade for Randy Moss became one of the greatest low-cost star acquisitions in NFL history. The Patriots gave up a fourth-round pick and received a future Hall of Fame receiver who immediately transformed their offense. Oakland moved a frustrated player. New England added a record-setting weapon. The deal became legendary because Moss immediately looked nothing like a declining asset once he joined Tom Brady and the Patriots.

Minnesota sent Randy Moss to the Raiders for Napoleon Harris, the 2005 first-round pick that became Troy Williamson, and a seventh-round pick. The Vikings moved a 28-year-old Hall of Fame receiver and failed to turn the return into anything close to star value. Even with Moss producing only a brief Raiders peak before later reviving his career elsewhere, Oakland received the only elite asset in the trade.