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Randy Moss reacts to outpouring of love from Vikings, NFL during MNF

Nick Profile Picby: Nick Geddes12/17/24NickGeddesNews
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Randy Moss made a career out of mossing cornerbacks around the NFL. Now, the Pro Football Hall of Famer is hoping to execute his biggest Moss yet — off the field.

Moss revealed this past Friday he was recently diagnosed with cancer, and ahead of the Minnesota Vikings’ (11-2) Week 15 Monday Night Football matchup against the Chicago Bears (4-9), Cris Carter and Jake Reed took part in the coin toss holding a Moss No. 84 jersey in support of their former teammate. Moss was touched by the gesture, chiming in on social media, “LUV U ALL! #letsmosscancer.”

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The tributes to Moss did not stop once the game began. After recording a seven-yard score in the first quarter, Vikings wideout Justin Jefferson approached the ESPN camera and said, “We love you, Randy. That’s for you.”

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Randy Moss announces cancer diagnosis

Moss, the legendary NFL receiver and ESPN analyst, said he spent six days in the hospital after undergoing a six-hour surgery. Moss said doctors found cancer in his bile ducts between his pancreas and liver. He still has to undergo chemotherapy but said he’s now a “survivor” after getting back from the hospital.

“Y’all know, I’ve told y’all over the last couple of weeks about me battling something internally,” Moss said on an Instagram Live video. “Your boy is a cancer survivor. … I just want to give a shoutout to a lot of people that really helped me pull through this. Been in the hospital for six days. I just got out today. Thank God.”

Moss stepped down from “Sunday NFL Countdown” for an extended time as he focuses on his recovery. Moss, who retired from the NFL after the 2012 season, joined ESPN as an analyst in 2016. Since then, he has appeared on “Sunday NFL Countdown” and “Monday Night Countdown.”

Widely regarded as one of the greatest receivers of all time, Moss ranks second in career touchdown receptions and is fourth in career receiving yards. He still holds the NFL single-season touchdown reception record (23 in 2007), as well as the NFL single-season touchdown reception record for a rookie (17 in 1998).