The NFL legend makes emotional return to ESPN after cancerous fighting

New Orleans – NFL Legend and ESPN analyst Randy Moss returned to his role in the network’s coverage of the Super Bowl Lix on Sunday, about two months after he stepped away to get treatment for cancer.

Moss, 47, took an extended leave on December 6, a few days after he first revealed that he fought for an “internal” health question under ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” released on December 1st. The following week on Instagram Live, Moss shared that he underwent an operation after a cancer mass was found in his bile duct, which also required radiation and chemotherapy treatment.

On Sunday, however, Pro Football Hall of Famer made an emotional return to ESPN’s cover of Super Bowl Lix in New Orleans. He was greeted with a video It included messages from Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Jerry Rice, Minnesota Vikings Broad Receiver Justin Jefferson, NBA legend Kevin Garnett and more inviting him back to ESPN.

“The guys, it’s been hard, but I got a lot of love and many people who believed in me,” Moss said through tears. “I’m glad to be here. … God bless you. God is good. “

Moss joined ESPN’s NFL coverage in 2016. The six-time pro bowler retired from the NFL after the 2012 season after 14 seasons with the Vikings, then Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers.

Moss, which ranks second in the NFL story in Touchdown receipts (156) and fourth in receipt of yards (15,292), was introduced in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.