Time flies, and it’s hard for me to believe it was 25 years ago this week (April 18, 1998) that we selected future Hall of Fame receiver Randy Moss in the NFL Draft. That is my favorite draft memory from my NFL management career with the Vikings and Titans.
It was an amazing experience in large part because, as Vikings GM at the time, I never thought we would have a chance to pick Moss at No. 21 in the first round (which was our spot as a playoff team the season before). When I attended the 1998 NFL Combine in Indianapolis with our player personnel execs, scouts, and coaches, Moss was not in attendance (which is never well received by team execs), so we were focused on other players, especially on defense as we already felt good about our offense.