Boss Moss: Patriots Legend Ranks Himself Ahead of Jerry Rice?

Former New England Patriots star Randy Moss placed himself atop his list of the greatest receivers of all-time.

Rice is nice, but Moss is boss.

That's the way the latter sees it, anyway: Randy Moss, who posted some of his finest numbers with the New England Patriots, included both himself and Jerry Rice on his personally-formed Mount Rushmore of the greatest receivers of all time. Moss, however, gave himself the edge when it came to deciding the ultimate WR1 in NFL history.

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"Hands down, I consider myself as the greatest wide receiver to ever play the game," Moss told actor/comedian Kevin Hart during an appearance on the web series, "Cold as Balls." "It wasn't a shot at Jerry. I still have respect and love for Jerry, but I just thought the way that I changed the game of football (was the difference)."

Later in the program, Moss, seated in a cold tub (the gimmick of Hart's show), lists the full receiving Rushmore contingent, as he places Calvin Johnson and Terrell Owens next to himself and Rice.

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Moss ranks in the top four in both receiving yards (15,292) and touchdown grabs (156)  ... but is surpassed in both by Rice. While perhaps most renowned for his time with the Minnesota Vikings (1998-2004, 2010), Moss' finest hours probably came in a Patriots uniform. 

Over parts of only four seasons (2007-10), Moss left a sizable impact on the aerial portions of the New England record books: as it stands, Moss ranks 12th in yardage (3,904) and third in touchdowns (50) gained in a Patriots uniform. Moss even has Rice beat thanks to his exhilarating 2007 campaign: en route to a perfect regular season, Moss set an NFL record with 23 touchdown catches in a single year, repeating the feat two years later with 13 in 2009. 

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The modern Patriots (3-11), cursed with questions all over its offense, likely yearn for Moss' talents. Alas, Moss won't be available on Sunday, when New England faces the Denver Broncos in a Christmas Eve nightcap (8:15 p.m. ET, NFL Network).

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