Randy Moss accused of hitting a woman; ex-Viking denies allegation

Former Minnesota Viking Randy Moss is in trouble again, and the allegation is that he struck a woman.

According to the Boston Herald newspaper and WDBO Radio (AM580) in Orlando, the New England Patriots star wide receiver is the target of a temporary injunction out of Broward County for protection.

The Herald reports that the court papers say that Moss committed "battery upon [the woman] causing serious injury. [Moss] refused to allow [her] to seek medical treatment."

Speaking to reporters today in Boston, Moss denied any wrongdoing. "I didn't hit no woman," he said. "I've never hit a woman."

Moss' attorney, Joe Friedberg, defended Moss, saying that the woman's injury was no more than one finger and that she was seeking no less than half a million dollars.

The affidavit also says that Moss cannot come within 500 feet of the victim and cannot use or possess firearms, the Herald and WDBO report. The Herald reported that the court papers say the alleged incident occurred Jan. 6 at the Fort Lauderdale home of a 35-year-old woman. The Herald added that the woman claims in the papers that she and Moss have been in an "intimate relationship since 1997."

The newspaper also said the woman claimed in her filing that Moss has guns and "a drug or alcohol problem."

A hearing in this latest case is scheduled on Jan. 28, the radio station said. No charges have been filed. The incident comes just days before the undefeated Patriots play the San Diego Chargers in the AFC championship game. The winner goes to the Super Bowl.

In Boston, Moss told reporters in the locker room at Gillette Stadium today that he did not hurt the woman, whom he described as a friend for 11 years who in "an accident ... she hurt herself."

Then, Moss, said to the crush of reporters, "they called my attorneys trying to get X amount of dollars out of me, and if we don't give X amount of dollars to her they're going to go to the press before the game."

He said the woman is seeking a six-figure amount.

Moss added: "I don't know the whole story of what's being said... this lady by no means is hurt. I want to make very clear in my whole entire life of living, 30 years, I've never put a hand on one woman physically in an angry manner."

Moss has had several run-ins with the law starting in high school. He served time for kicking a high school classmate. He was booted from Florida State University for using marijuana and arrested for bumping a Minneapolis traffic control agent with his car. He's also been fined many times for misdeeds on the football field.