New York Jets 2001–2004 Moss was a first round (16th overall) pick in the
2001 NFL draft by the
New York Jets out of the
University of Miami. In the
2001 season, he made his NFL debut in Week 10 against the
Miami Dolphins. Moss made his first career catch in Week 12 against the
New England Patriots. In the
2002 season, Moss made his first career start in Week 1 against the
Buffalo Bills. Moss played a total of 51 games with the
New York Jets and finished with 2,416 receiving yards, 19 touchdowns, 127 rushing yards, and 1,799 return yards.
Washington Redskins 2005 season Following the 2004 season, Moss was acquired by the
Washington Redskins in a trade with the New York Jets for
Laveranues Coles. Moss signed a six-year contract with the Redskins on May 4, 2005. , 2006 Known for his big play potential, Moss started the
2005 season off with a bang in Week 2 against the
Dallas Cowboys, where he caught two touchdown passes of 39 and 70 yards from
Mark Brunell in the last five minutes to come from behind and beat the Cowboys 14–13. His 2005 season with the Redskins was the best in his professional career, with 84 receptions for 1,483 yards (second highest in the NFL that year, behind only
Steve Smith of the
Carolina Panthers), setting a new Redskins single-season receiving record, and nine touchdowns. In 2005, Moss also was selected to his first and only
NFL Pro Bowl. Moss recorded 18 rushing yards and 3 catches for 39 receiving yards at the Pro Bowl.
2006 season with
Allen Rossum in pursuit In the first three games of the
2006 season, he recorded 13 catches for 188 yards. On October 1, 2006, Moss exploded for a season-high 138 yards on 4 catches, hauling in two touchdowns of 55 and 8 yards, as well as a 68-yard game-winning touchdown to give Washington the victory in overtime over the visiting
Jacksonville Jaguars 36–30. Due to injuries that kept him inactive much of the year and less than 100% when he did play, Moss finished the 2006 season with 790 yards and 6 touchdowns on 55 receptions.
2007 season In the
2007 season, Moss started and played in 14 games and recorded 61 receptions, 808 receiving yards, and three touchdowns.
2008 season In the
2008 season, Moss recorded over 1,000 receiving yards for the third time in his career.
2009 season Starting in all 16 games in 2009, Moss recorded 70 receptions, 902 receiving yards, and three touchdowns.
2010 season In the
2010 season, the last season of his contract with the Redskins, Moss recorded 1,115 receiving yards making this the fourth time in his career that he recorded over 1,000 receiving yards. He achieved a new career high of 93 receptions to go along with six touchdowns in the 2010 season.
2011 season With his original contract ending, Moss re-signed with the Redskins. On July 26, the Redskins signed him to a three-year, $15 million contract that included a $5 million signing bonus. He was made
offensive co-captain along with
Trent Williams. In Week 7 against the
Carolina Panthers, Moss suffered a broken left hand. He made his return to the field in Week 12 against the
Seattle Seahawks. In Week 14 against the
New England Patriots, Moss caught a 49-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver
Brandon Banks, the first passing touchdown of Banks' career. Working mostly out of the slot receiver position, Moss played and started 12 games and recorded 46 receptions, 584 receiving yards, and four touchdowns in the
2011 season.
2012 season During the preseason, it was reported that Moss lost 15 pounds to prepare for the
2012 season. After seven consecutive seasons of being a starter for the Redskins, his responsibility was reduced to more of a third-down
slot receiver due to the team's additions of
Pierre Garçon and
Josh Morgan, who became the team's new starters. In the Week 5 loss against the
Atlanta Falcons, he caught a 77-yard touchdown pass from second-string quarterback,
Kirk Cousins. He would later score the only two touchdowns for the Redskins in the Week 7 loss against the
New York Giants. In the Week 11 win against the
Philadelphia Eagles, Moss caught a 61-yard touchdown pass from rookie
Robert Griffin III while under double coverage.It was also at this time, Moss was arguably one of, if not the best receiver in
Washington Redskins history.
2013 season During the 2013 offseason, Moss restructured his contract in order to clear up cap space. After the Week 11 game against the
Philadelphia Eagles, he surpassed 10,000 career receiving yards making him the seventh active player at that time to reach this milestone along with
Tony Gonzalez,
Reggie Wayne,
Andre Johnson,
Steve Smith,
Larry Fitzgerald, and
Anquan Boldin.
2014 season Set to become a free agent for 2014, Moss re-signed on a one-year deal to remain with the Redskins on March 11, 2014. During a Redskins-Giants game on December 14, 2014, a touchdown in the closing seconds of the first half by quarterback Robert Griffin III was overturned by official
Jeff Triplette after he saw that Griffin had
fumbled the ball in the end zone. Moss angrily confronted Triplette and the officiating crew as they walked back to the locker room. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty was assessed against Moss, and he was also ejected from the game, for which he heavily protested.
Retirement On September 1, 2022, Moss was inducted into Washington's Greatest Players list in honor of the franchise's 90th anniversary. Throughout his career, Moss had a total of 10,283 yards on 732 receptions for 66 touchdowns. On July 27, 2025, the Commanders announced that Moss would be inducted into their
Ring of Fame in Week 1 of the 2025 season. Moss is currently an analyst for the Washington Commanders featured weekly on "Command Center" also starting former Washington players such as
Fred Smoot,
Logan Paulsen,
London Fletcher, and
Brian Mitchell. He is also well known for his success in podcasting being a recurring talent for "Command Center Podcast" which was nominated for multiple People's Choice Podcast Awards including Best Sports Podcast and Best Overall Podcast in 2024 and 2025. ==Career statistics==