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Trade confirmed

The Patriots have confirmed the acquisition of Randy Moss.

Here is the press release:

The New England Patriots acquired veteran wide receiver Randy Moss from the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft (110th overall). New England acquired the 110th overall selection from the San Francisco 49ers on April 28 along with the 49ers' 2008 first-round selection in exchange for a 2007 first-round selection (28th overall - T Joe Staley).

Moss, 30, is a veteran of nine NFL seasons with the Minnesota Vikings (1998-2004) and Oakland Raiders (2005-06). The 6-foot-4-inch, 210-pound wide receiver has played in 138 career games with 132 starts and has caught 676 passes for 10,700 yards (15.8 avg.) and 101 touchdowns. Moss is one of seven players in NFL history to record more than 100 receiving touchdowns and is one of 27 players in league annals to record more than 10,000 receiving yards. His 101 career receiving touchdowns rank fifth on the NFL’s all-time list, his 10,700 career receiving yards rank 21st and his 676 career receptions rank 29th. Moss has recorded seven seasons with 1,000 or more receiving yards and has caught 10 or more touchdown passes in six seasons. The Marshall product is the only player in NFL history to record 1,000 or more receiving yards in each of his first six NFL seasons.

Moss was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round (21st overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. He was traded to the Raiders on March 2, 2005 in exchange for linebacker Napoleon Harris, a first-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft (7th overall) and a seventh-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.

The West Virginia native was named to the Associated Press All-Pro Team following the 1998, 2000 and 2003 seasons and has earned five career Pro Bowl selections (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003).