Randy Moss Waived By Vikings

Randy Moss' days as a Minnesota Viking are reportedly numbered. (Update: Moss was not yet officially waived by Monday afternoon's deadline. Vikings coach Brad Childress issued a statement Monday night confirming Moss' release. He will likely be placed on waivers Tuesday.)

Michael Lombardi of NFL Network first reported that the Vikings waived Moss on Monday, one day after he followed an unproductive game in a loss to the Patriots with a bitter press conference in which he questioned the Vikings' coaches and suggested that he'd rather be back in New England.

Multiple media outlets later confirmed the news, including the Associated Press, which reported that linebacker Ben Leber said Vikings coach Brad Childress told the team of the news during a Monday team meeting.

And just like that, the experiment of bringing Moss back to Minnesota has ended, and the Vikings have effectively signaled that they know they're not Super Bowl contenders and don't want to put up with a malcontent like Moss in their locker room. If the Vikings are going down, they're going down with the guys they want.

Minnesota is out the 2011 third-round draft pick it sent to New England in exchange for Moss in October.

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