NEW YORK –

Former Patriots receiver Randy Moss could have a new home, in New York.

The New York Daily News reports the Jets are interested in the free agent.

A move would depend on a lot of factors.

The NFL’s lockout would have to be lifted. Under last year’s free agency rules, the Jets’ Braylon Edwards and Santonio Holmes would become free agents.

Randy Moss wants back in.

The vagabond wide receiver left the New England Patriots amid less-than-desirable circumstances last season, but seems to have discovered he never had it better.

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AP Photo/Winslow TownsonEven though his departure from New England was less than ideal, Randy Moss says he loved being coached by Bill Belichick.

“If you’re asking me where my heart and where I’m happy is, I love playing with Tom Brady. I love being coached by Bill Belichick,” Moss said Wednesday on KFAN 1130-AM in Minneapolis.

Moss joined guest host and Minnesota Vikings linebacker Erin Henderson to chat about a wild 2010 season. Moss started out in New England, passed quietly through Minnesota and concluded with the Tennessee Titans.

Moss’ combined stats were a lackluster 28 receptions for 393 yards and five touchdowns. He will be a free agent once a new collective bargaining agreement is negotiated.

He also said he’d love to return to the Vikings and seemed to randomly add he would play for the Cleveland Browns or Seattle Seahawks if they wanted him.

“Wherever it is, I just want somebody to respect what I do,” Moss said. “The loyalty that I believe in, man, I think that teams that I play for … I just like loyalty, and I want that around me. Whoever wants me, that’s where I’m going to play at.”

But he stressed his affection for the Patriots in particular.

“I think that just the success as a wide receiver and everything that the New England Patriots stand for, you know, I’m a big fan of Bill Belichick’s,” Moss said. “I really am, and not just on the field. I’m a fan of his off the field because, you know, the little grouchy man that you see on-camera is not what you see off-camera.

“And people say ‘Well, Moss, you got traded to Minnesota from New England!’ Well, I just told y’all this is a business, man. People have to understand the nature of the business. It’s not just a sport. The sport comes along with the business. If you really don’t think it’s a business, then why they sitting there, fighting over $9 billion?”

Should the Patriots consider signing Moss?

They do need an outside threat who can stretch a defense. But Moss turned 34 last month, and the Patriots went 11-1 without him, winning another AFC East title.

Moss also might need to mend fences with New England’s coaching staff before anything can happen. ESPNBoston.com’s Mike Reiss reported a verbal altercation between Moss and playcaller Bill O’Brien at halftime of their Week 4 victory over the Miami Dolphins marked Moss’ last game for the Patriots.

Tim Graham covers the AFC East for ESPN.com.

BOSTON (CBS) - Randy Moss joined KFAN-AM in Minnesota Wednesday, and said his heart was still with the New England Patriots.

“If you asked me where my heart is, I think that just the success as a wide receiver and everything that the New England Patriots stand for,” Moss said. ”I’m a big fan of Bill Belichick’s, I really am. Not just on the field but off the field. The little grouchy man that you see on camera is not the man you see off camera.”

Listen: Randy Moss On KFAN-AM (Patriots talk starts around the 9:08 mark)

“If you ask me where my heart and where I’m happy is, I love Tom Brady and I love being coached by coach Bill Belichick,” he said.

Moss, traded by the Patriots to the Minnesota Vikings during the season, would be open to a return to the Patriots this offseason.

Listen: Felger & Mazz Talk Randy Moss’ Love For Patriots

“This is a business and people need to understand the nature of the business and not just the sport.”

“I just like loyalty and I like good people around me and I want to get that back in return. Whoever wants me, I guess that’s where I’m going to play at.”

The vagabond wide receiver left the New England Patriots amid less-than-desirable circumstances last season, but seems to have discovered he never had it better.

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Greg M. Cooper/US PresswireFormer Pats WR Randy Moss said “I love playing with Tom Brady. I love being coached by Bill Belichick.”

“If you’re asking me where my heart and where I’m happy is, I love playing with Tom Brady. I love being coached by Bill Belichick,” Moss said Wednesday on KFAN 1130-AM in Minneapolis.

Moss joined guest host and Minnesota Vikings linebacker Erin Henderson to chat about a wild 2010 season. Moss started out in New England, passed quietly through Minnesota and concluded with the Tennessee Titans.

Moss’ combined stats were a lackluster 28 receptions for 393 yards and five touchdowns. He will be a free agent once a new collective bargaining agreement is negotiated.

He also said he’d love to return to the Vikings and seemed to randomly add he would play for the Cleveland Browns or Seattle Seahawks if they wanted him.

“Wherever it is, I just want somebody to respect what I do,” Moss said. “The loyalty that I believe in, man, I think that teams that I play for … I just like loyalty, and I want that around me. Whoever wants me, that’s where I’m going to play at.”

But he stressed his affection for the Patriots in particular.

“I think that just the success as a wide receiver and everything that the New England Patriots stand for, you know, I’m a big fan of Bill Belichick’s,” Moss said. “I really am, and not just on the field. I’m a fan of his off the field because, you know, the little grouchy man that you see on-camera is not what you see off-camera.

“And people say ‘Well, Moss, you got traded to Minnesota from New England!’ Well, I just told y’all this is a business, man. People have to understand the nature of the business. It’s not just a sport. The sport comes along with the business. If you really don’t think it’s a business, then why they sitting there, fighting over $9 billion?”

Should the Patriots consider signing Moss?

They do need an outside threat who can stretch a defense. But Moss turned 34 last month, and the Patriots went 11-1 without him, winning another AFC East title.

Moss also might need to mend fences with New England’s coaching staff before anything can happen. ESPNBoston.com’s Mike Reiss reported a verbal altercation between Moss and playcaller Bill O’Brien at halftime of their Week 4 victory over the Miami Dolphins marked Moss’ last game for the Patriots.