Sports Media - Randy Moss Ends Retirement; Signs With 49ers Eurweb

*After retiring from the NFL a year ago, receiver Randy Moss, 35, is coming back to the league with a fresh new one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.

He signed with the squad on Monday, only hours after he worked out for the team and with former NFL quarterback and current coach Jim Harbaugh, reports the AP.

I m not a free agent. I m a guy straight off the couch, straight off the street, Moss said. One thing I want the sports world to understand is the love and passion I have for football.

Moss says he plans to be a positive presence in a locker room and has no interest in reflecting on his past.

The thing about me being here is they ve done their research on me. When it comes to the worldwide sports media , I ve gotten a bad rap, Moss said. They ve done their homework on me or they wouldn t have brought me in here. (The questions were) more of me not being a team player and things like that. I don t want to get into that.

Moss got a good vibe about the organization from the moment he was picked up at the airport Sunday night, calling it a no-brainer to sign. He said the organization quickly decided to pull the trigger and it s a low-risk, high-reward move for San Francisco.

Harbaugh is a young, enthusiastic coach. I love enthusiasm, Moss said. A lot of things stood out to me.

Moss, who worked out last Tuesday with the New Orleans Saints, spent a year out of football and last played for New England, Minnesota and Tennessee during a rocky 2010 season.

He said he enjoyed playing catch with Harbaugh, a 15-year NFL pro in his day.

Yes, he can still bring it at his old age. I don t know, he s probably sitting there with an ice pack or something on his shoulder right now, Moss said. He can still wing it.

Moss said he initially retired for personal reasons outside of football and considered making a comeback late in the 2011 season before ultimately deciding to give his body more time to train. He suffered a shoulder injury during 2010 with New England.

Moss always believed he could still perform.

It was a decision to get back in the game because I still love the game and think I can play at a high level, he said. It was obvious they liked what they saw. I don t want to let them down.