Moss: 'I didn't really want to go to Green Bay'

New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss was asked during a Super Bowl press conference this morning whether he thought he would be traded to the Green Bay Packers last offseason, and whether Packers quarterback Brett Favre called him.

Moss, appearing on an NFL Network telecast, replied: "I think Brett wanted to talk to me. I think the time that he wanted to talk to me I was a little tied up. I forgot what I was doing, but I was a little tied up and was unable to talk to him.

"But Green Bay was in the picture, but the things that was told to me about maneuvering money around and making it a good fit, the Packers were really talking a lot about the wrong things and not the right things.

"When they started talking more about the wrong things I just hung the phone up and didn’t want to talk to them anymore. I thought that at first, it’s something that could have worked out, for the fact that Brett Favre was there, but I think as the conversations continued throughout the day or the next day, I didn’t really want to go to Green Bay."

Moss was eventually traded by the Oakland Raiders to the Patriots on draft weekend last April. Favre later publicly complained that the Packers organization didn't do enough to acquire Moss.

Moss later was asked to explain what he meant by the Packers talking about the "wrong things."

He replied: "They were just talking about how their team concept, and the wide receivers, and Donald Driver, things like that. It's like they were telling me that they're going to somewhat take a chance on me, but if you do come here, these are the things that you have to watch out and be on your best behavior. And Donald Driver is the top receiver, so don't come in here and try to step on his toes, you know, things like that.

"I didn't think that was right because my whole career I have been taken out of (context) sometimes but, you know, at the end of the day, all I wanted to do is win games, and it's hard in this league to win games. I think that's why if we go ahead and do this thing the way it's supposed to be done on Sunday, going undefeated, man, it's an historical moment. I didn't feel that they really wanted me. I think Brett wanted me. I didn't think the Packers organization really wanted me."

-- Mike Vandermause, mvandermause@greenbaypressgazette.com