Randy Moss has no regrets about shooting the moon in Green Bay

The former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver recently gave his thoughts on his infamous touchdown celebration from the 2004 playoffs.

Alive or not when it actually took place, if someone is a fan of the Minnesota Vikings, he or she is likely very familiar with Randy Moss’ touchdown celebration during the team’s 2004 playoff matchup against the Green Bay Packers.

Up 24-17 over the Packers in the fourth quarter, Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper tossed a beautiful pass to a streaking Moss who took it into the end zone for a 34-yard touchdown.

Following his catch, the former Minnesota receiver headed towards the field goal post, pretended to remove his pants, and proceeded to, “shoot the moon,” to Green Bay’s fans in the stands.

After Moss’ touchdown, Fox play-by-play announcer Joe Buck went overboard and famously called the receiver’s celebration, “a disgusting act.” The receiver did not actually remove his pants, so Buck’s reaction was just plain confusing.

Moss was fined $10,000 by the NFL for his celebration and this act is believed by some to be the final straw that caused the Vikings to trade the receiver to the Oakland Raiders during the following offseason.

Fast forward to today and Moss is preparing to become one of the newest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The former Minnesota pass catcher answered questions from reporters during a recent conference call and the topic of his infamous 2004 playoff celebration came up.

Moss talked about he was actually surprised his moon dance generated a bunch of negative reactions.

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"“I didn’t know it was going to really get that type of negative attention or of course I wouldn’t have done nothing like that. No, I’ve never done nothing like that in my career, but it’s not like I pulled my pants down or anything like that. But, like I said, if I had to do it all over, I wouldn’t change it.”"

The former Vikings’ receiver may be a little more professional these days as an ESPN analyst, but Moss still seems to live his life with a no regret mentality.

This characteristic about him is also why many Minnesota fans loved having the receiver on their favorite NFL team. The the fact that he made the Vikings’ offense one of the most explosive units in the league might have had a thing or too for why fans adored him too.

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The NFL had never really seen a player like Moss before he entered the league in 1998. 20 years later, it doesn’t seem like the league will feature a freak like him ever again.