FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The Patriots' newest wide receiver hopes being with a winner will put the focus more on his catches than his controversies.

"The Moss of old is back," he declared Sunday.

Is that the Randy Moss who made the Pro Bowl in five of his first six seasons? Or is it the one who was fined $10,000 for pretending to pull down his pants in front of a Green Bay crowd -- among other transgressions?

New England obtained Moss from the Oakland Raiders for a fourth-round draft choice Sunday, the second day of the NFL draft. The Raiders used that pick on Cincinnati cornerback John Bowie.

The Patriots see signs that Moss will behave properly, a point of emphasis with team owner Robert Kraft since he bought the team before the 1994 season.


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He got out of Oakland with the quickness! It wasn't like they were winning anyway, so it may have been for the best. But the Patriots? Wow. That's going to be really interesting to see how he gels in Beantown.