Though his Giants career is over, Sinorice Moss says he has plenty of football ahead

Sinorice Moss was wearing a black hoodie with all-black sunglasses as he stepped out of his black Dodge Magnum with its black tinted windows.

Despite his appearance, Moss claimed he was not mourning the death of his Giants career as he stepped into the team’s facility for what might have been the last time.

“I’m definitely disappointed,” the 2006 second-round pick said one day after being waived by the team off injured reserve. “It’s somewhere I got my start. They drafted me, so I wanted to finish my career here.

“Things happen, but God has a plan for everything. I’m getting back healthy, so I know I’ll be somewhere real soon.”

Moss cleared waivers Wednesday, officially making him a free agent after five disappointing seasons with the Giants that included only 39 receptions for 421 yards and three touchdowns in 37 regular-season games. Less than three months removed from surgery to repair a sports hernia, Moss says he’s close to being fully healthy and that he has a few “feelers” out there with teams that might be interested.

Moss has some reputation rebuilding to do, though. He started that Wednesday by claiming he did what he could with the opportunities he was given with the Giants. As he’s done in the past, Moss stated he often didn’t believe he got a fair shake with the team.

“Sometimes I did feel that way,” he said. “I didn’t complain about it. Sometimes I expressed I was upset about it. But every time they gave me an opportunity I went out and made plays for this team.”

Moss still believes he’s the player who interested teams with his play in college at Miami, where he caught 57 balls for 965 yards and nine touchdowns in his final two seasons combined.

The Giants certainly were interested enough to trade up 12 spots to select him, though Moss admits that was a different person than the one he’s become.

“When I came in I was a young boy, so I’m mature and I understand the business in whole and understand the things that are necessary for a professional athlete to do when he’s a part of a team,” he said. “It’s not about me, it’s not about me at all when I’m a part of a team. I want to go into whatever organization I get an opportunity to go to and make them believers in me.

“Whatever they’ve seen in the past, whether it’s watching film, seeing me in college, just make them a believer and let them know I’m still capable of doing those things.”

Moss has plenty of doubters and he realizes there are those who believe he’ll never come within a whiff of the success his brother Santana has realized. But he believes his battling injuries and being stuck on the bench or the inactive list has strengthened his resolve.

As did the news he received on Tuesday when he was waived – something he didn’t expect. Cutting Moss freed the Giants from paying the weekly installments of his $1.176-million contract.

“A lot of people on the outside don’t know exactly what’s going on with the athlete,” Moss said. “All they do is see us on Sundays and see us doing all these different things and say everything is going well.

“So the first thing I did, being injured already and going through the surgery, I just prayed. That’s what helped me get through these past couple of years and that’s what’s going to help me get through my future."

A future that could soon lead him elsewhere.

“I’ve dedicated a lot and put a lot into this team,” he said. “And when I had the opportunity to make some plays, I made plays for this team. You can never doubt that.

“Hey, I’m disappointed I’m not here anymore. But I’ll be somewhere soon and playing football very well.”

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(nj.com)