Stu's Hunt Down: The first Randy Moss trade

The Hunt Down Name: The First Moss Trade (Troy Williamson, Napoleon Harris, Adrian Ward ) Claim to Fame, Minnesota: Randy Moss, best NFL deep threat of all time and weapons-grade malcontent, wears out his welcome and gets sent elsewhere. (This would become a pattern.) The elsewhere in this case was Oakland, who gave up linebacker Napoleon Harris and their 1^st and 7^th-round picks in the 2005 draft. The Vikings parlayed those picks into WR Troy Williamson and CB Adrian Ward. Claim to Fame, Everywhere Else: if there is such a thing as a trade that hurts both teams, this is probably it. The Vikings squandered what would turn out to be the very best return of any Moss trade (to date) on an adequate-when-healthy linebacker, a wide receiver who couldn't receive, and a defensive back who didn't make the team. Meanwhile, the Raiders gave up a defensive starter and a top 10 pick for 11 touchdowns and 1558 yards over two seasons in which they won six games. They used the 4^th-round pick New England gave them on John Bowie, who, much like Frank Stallone, has long toiled in the shadow of his more famous brother* and now plays for the UFL's Hartford Colonials. Where They Are Now: · Napoleon Harris. Was released by the Raiders in 2009, is currently a free agent. He did appear in an episode of The CW Network's The Game, where he played a man who "fell in love with (a) stripper and hired her for his legal representation in hopes to (sic) gaining his son." THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. · Troy Williamson. Was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars after training camp this year. This does give him more time to prepare for his proposed showdown with Brad Childress. (Note to Childress: wear a suit made of footballs. He won't lay a hand on you.) · Adrian Ward. Most recent update on him comes from 2007, when Vikings beat writer Judd Zulgad checked his sources and found that Ward had caught on with the CFL's Calgary Stampeders. Are Any of These Guys on Twitter: no, they are not. Glorious Randomness: anyone else remember Reggie Fowler? The guy with the enhanced biography who was supposed to buy the Vikings from Red McCombs? He thought that moving Moss was a bad idea. *John Bowie is not related to David Bowie. I just wanted to make a Frank Stallone joke.