For the first time since announcing that he was being treated for cancer, Vikings legend Randy Moss has returned to the television set.
He was front and center on “Sunday NFL Countdown” in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.
Just like he promised he would be a couple of months ago.
“When I was diagnosed with cancer, I said, ‘I’m going to stay strong; I’m going to beat this thing,’” Moss said while seated smack dab in the middle of ESPN colleagues Mike Greenberg, Rex Ryan, Alex Smith, and Tedy Bruschi. “My goal was to be here.”
Though he made it very clear that he didn’t want the show to be about him, Moss, who turns 48 years old next week, didn’t have much say in the matter when Greenberg took center stage and teed up a tribute video prepared in his honor.
It featured cameos from various people including, legendary Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady, Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson, former Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper, and former Timberwolves star power forward Kevin Garnett, among a handful of others.
The montage left Moss in tears as the camera panned back to him.
“You already know it’s the big crybaby here,” Moss said. “I’ve got a lot of love and a lot of people believing in me. I’m happy to be here. Let’s get this show started.”
It’s been a couple of months since Moss took to Instagram Live to share that his doctors found a cancerous mass in his bile duct, between his pancreas and his liver, and that he underwent a procedure to remove it.
After making that announcement, Moss proudly proclaimed, “Your boy is a cancer survivor.”
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018, Moss burst onto the scene with the Vikings, and went on to establish himself as the best receiver in franchise history. He also played for the Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, and San Francisco 49ers, finishing his career with 982 catches for 15,292 yards and 156 touchdowns,
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