Hall of Fame huge receiver Randy Moss will take a hiatus from his function as an analyst on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” as he offers with a well being difficulty, the community introduced Friday.
Moss, 47, requested followers to hope for him and his household in an Instagram submit Sunday. He directed his message to males and urged them to get checkups and bloodwork performed, with out specifying any explicit sickness.
“I simply ask for all of the prayer warriors to place their blessing arms on me and my household by means of these laborious instances. People have been speaking about my eyes final week,” Moss stated earlier than placing on a pair of sun shades. “I’m battling one thing, man, and it is one thing inside. Your boy goes to get by means of it. I bought a fantastic crew of docs and bought a fantastic household round me.”
ESPN stated in a press release that Moss will “step away from ‘Sunday NFL Countdown’ for an prolonged time to concentrate on a private well being problem.”
“For practically a decade, Randy has been a useful member of the crew, constantly elevating ‘Countdown’ along with his perception and fervour,” the community stated. “He has ESPN’s full help, and we look ahead to welcoming him again when he’s prepared.”
Moss performed 14 seasons for the Vikings, Raiders, Patriots, Titans and 49ers. He ranks second to Jerry Rice with 156 landing catches and had 982 profession catches for 15,292 yards. Moss was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
Information from The Associated Press was used on this report.
