The New England Patriots have traded wide receiver Randy Moss back to the Minnesota Vikings, the team that he was originally drafted by.

The 33-year-old Randy Moss will now give Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre a wide receiver that can stretch the field. Moss, who was drafted by the Vikings in 1998, as the 21st pick in the 1st round, will return to a team that he spent his first 7 seasons with from 1998-2005. Moss’s best season came in 2003-04 when he had 111 catches for 1632 yards and 17 touchdowns for the Vikings.

This season in New England before the trade, Moss has been rather disgruntled. He wished to get a contract extension from the Patriots, but the front office was not on the same page as him. He only had 9 catches for 139 yards through 4 games for New England. Moss has not agreed on a contract extension with the Vikings, but that may come sometime this season.

The Patriots acquired Moss from the Oakland Raiders in April of 2007 in exchange for a 4th round draft pick, which is less than they got in return for the wide receiver today.

Moss currently holds the all time single season touchdown record in the NFL. He set the record in 2007 with 23 touchdown catches.

During his career in the NFL, Moss has had several legal issues, mostly revolving around possession of marijuana. In 2005 in an interview with Bryant Gumble, Gumble asked Moss if he still uses marijuana. Moss responded, “I might. I might have fun. And, you know, hopefully … I won’t get into any trouble by the NFL by saying that, you know. I have had fun throughout my years and, you know, predominantly in the off season.”

In exchange for Randy Moss, the Patriots will receive a 3rd round pick in the 2011 draft.