Randy Moss: Innocent?

Randy Moss, also known as sports’ loveable bad guy, has been accused of assaulting a Florida woman whom he has known for 11 years.

Moss has also been accused of preventing the woman from leaving her house (where the incident allegedly occurred) to seek medical attention.

This news couldn’t have come at a worse time for Moss or the New England Patriots. When the story broke last week, Moss and the Partiots were preparing for the AFC Championship Game.

What has been a record breaking season on the field has also been a fairly quiet season off the field, which is saying something for the often outspoken Moss. Like many NFL receivers, Moss is anything but quiet.

Up until this season, he had simply squirted a water bottle at a referee (which drew a $25,000 fine), verbally assaulted Vikings’ corporate sponsors (drawing a $15,000 fine and mandatory anger management classes), assaulted a traffic officer in downtown Minneapolis in his SUV (landing him one night in jail and a $50,000 fine), pretended to moon fans in Green Bay (causing a $10,000 fine) and had been a distraction on basically every team he had ever played for.

Before entering the league Moss had quite a rap sheet as well. Moss served time for battery and violating his probation by smoking marijuana. Moss also had marijuana in his car at the time of the traffic incident, but not enough to warrant a misdemeanor.

However, this does not make Randy Moss guilty of the crime that he has just been accused of. Like I said, this year we had been witnessing a new Randy Moss through and through. And Moss made some valid points.

“It’s unfair to us as athletes, that when a situation like this occurs, it’s up to you guys to make an assumption,” Moss said during a press conference. This really opened my eyes to the subject. What can athletes do other than deny allegations of wrongdoing?

Of course, unfortunately more often than not, the allegations are true. However, this time I believe Moss. He showed emotion and valid concerns about becoming a meal ticket in his press conference. He has sued based on the premise he’s a victim of extortion.

Moss may be guilty, but I think he’s innocent.

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