Wide receiver Randy Moss bypassed all Raiders-Patriots questions by blowing past reporters and offering no comment.
Raiders wide receiver Nnamdi Asomugha, however, told New England reporters by conference call as well as Raiders reporters in Alameda he had no problems with how Moss conducted himself as a Raider.
“He was a great teammate and I’ll tell anybody this. And some people will be shocked when I say this but he was probably one of the most friendly, most competitive guys that I’ve been around since I’ve been in the NFL,” Asomugha said.
`I’ve got nothing but respect for him and I knew that it was going to turn around for him when he left. He was kind of upset here. Pretty much with the scheme and the way things are ran over here.
“He came from somewhere else and he just didn’t agree with a lot of things. So, you know, he might have chose not to put his best foot forward when that stuff was going on. But you always knew he had the talent. He was always a good teammate and always a cool dude and I’ll tell that anybody. That’s the truth.”
– Asomugha told Patriots writers that Moss helped build his confidence after moving to cornerback full time after playing safety.
Asomugha said Moss complimented him his physical attirbutes and skill set and helped him as a young player.
“He would tell me that receivers hate that type of stuff. They hate bigger corners,” Asomugha said. “This was in 2005 when I had just moved from safety so I wasn’t really that sure of myself. But hearing things like that from a guy like Moss helped me with my confidence. I’m like, `If Moss is telling me this stuff, then I’ve got a chance.’
“He would help me out with different ways to play coverages that receivers hate to go against, just different nuances that can get under a receiver’s skin. I’ve always kept those things in my pocket and have been grateful to him for that.”
– Asomugha said not expect to see him shadowing Moss, not with Wes Walker (96 receptions, 1,002 yards on the other side.
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