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Oakland Raiders
PRandy Moss
Superstar receiver gamble · March 3, 2005
The trade that ended Randy Moss's first Minnesota era
Oakland acquired Randy Moss from Minnesota for linebacker Napoleon Harris plus first- and seventh-round selections in the 2005 draft.
See where this happened in the 2005 offseason →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.
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To MIN20051STround asset2005PICKround assetMINReceived
Minnesota Vikings
PNapoleon Harris
#2005 first-round pick · No. 7Troy Williamson
#2005 seventh-round pick · No. 219Adrian Ward
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The Raiders wanted a singular deep threat beside Kerry Collins. Minnesota chose to reset after seven spectacular but increasingly strained seasons with Moss.
Why history remembers it
The Oakland fit never stabilized, but the discounted 2007 exit to New England set up the most prolific touchdown-catching season in league history.
The family tree
Where the picks and rights went
Selections, swaps and later trades are traced separately so a downstream player is not mistaken for a direct one-for-one return.
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2005 No. 7 · selected
Troy Williamson
Minnesota used the centerpiece pick on the South Carolina receiver expected to replace Moss's field-stretching role.
What changed
The consequences
- Moss spent two uneven seasons in Oakland.
- Minnesota used the top pick on Troy Williamson.
- Oakland later sent Moss to New England for a fourth-round pick.
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