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Who would want Randy Moss?

Published Nov. 1, 2010 1:00 a.m. ET

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Well, just when you think Randy Moss would be around a while, the Minnesota Vikings decided they won't need him anymore.

Less than four weeks after acquiring him in a trade with the New England Patriots, the Vikings have decided to waive him. The Vikings gave up a 2011 third-round pick for the veteran receiver.

Beginning on Oct. 20, all vested veterans were subject to the waiver process, so if the Vikings turned in the transaction by 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday, he’ll be eligible to be claimed off waivers by 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

The teams with the worst records would get a shot at him first, but Moss carries a base salary of $6.4 million for 2010, the final year of his contract. If a team claims him off waivers, they’ll be responsible for the remaining nine weeks of pay (roughly $3.4 million). A source confirmed Moss’ contract was adjusted last month to include language that prevented the Vikings from placing their Franchise or Transition tag on him for 2011.

If Moss passes through waivers and no teams claim him, he’ll be free to sign wherever he wants. Which teams might be interested?

Washington Redskins

Donovan McNabb has always been a quarterback who has thrown a nice deep ball, so Moss could really add another badly needed passing option to play on the opposite side of veteran wide receiver Santana Moss.

St. Louis Rams

Keep in mind the Rams seriously thought of signing wide receiver Terrell Owens at one point, so adding Moss would really boost their receiver corps which lost Donnie Avery and Mark Clayton for the season because of knee injuries.

Miami Dolphins

Having Moss and Brandon Marshall on the same team could be combustible, but they badly need another passing option to play on the other side of Marshall. If they brought in Moss, wide receiver Davone Bess could strictly play in the slot, an area where he’s best used.

Seattle Seahawks

Seattle was very interested, at one point, in acquiring wide receiver Vincent Jackson from the San Diego Chargers, but the Seahawks didn’t have enough draft compensation remaining to give to the Chargers in order to get a deal done.

Seattle certainly could use another passing option to go along with wide receiver Mike Williams and second-year wideout Deon Butler.

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