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With the Panthers suddenly in need of help at receiver and with other teams one torn ACL away from losing a top wideout, there aren’t many veterans available to fill the void.

One veteran who hasn’t played since 2012 could be.

Asked by reporters at joint Patriots-Saints practices in his home state of West Virginia whether he’s officially retired, Randy Moss said this, via Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com: “I would say never, but ahhhhh . . . let’s leave it at that.”

And then Moss, who was wearing Patriots gear at the practice session, walked away.

As Darin Gantt of PFT noted earlier in the hour on PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio, Moss already has a home in Charlotte.

Last year, Moss mused about coming out of retirement to play with Peyton Manning. So would Moss do it to play with Cam Newton.