NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Corridor of Famer Randy Moss made an emotional return to ESPN’s protection of the Tremendous Bowl on Sunday, two months after he took a go away from his job to get handled for most cancers.
Moss was again on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” earlier than Kansas Metropolis took on Philadelphia within the Tremendous Bowl. He was greeted with a video that included messages from Tom Brady, Invoice Belichick, Justin Jefferson, Kevin Garnett and a number of other different large names welcoming him again to ESPN’s set.
Moss was moved to tears by the video earlier than getting on along with his job of analyzing the Tremendous Bowl.
“Guys it’s been hard, but I got a lot of love and a lot of people believing in me,” he mentioned. “I’m happy to be here.”
Moss took a go away of absence from ESPN in early December after present process surgical procedure for most cancers. He mentioned on the time {that a} cancerous mass was present in his bile duct, between his pancreas and liver. He mentioned he had surgical procedure to place a stent in his liver on Thanksgiving and later had a six-hour process to take away the most cancers. He additionally mentioned he would bear radiation and chemotherapy.
Moss has been a fixture on the ESPN present since 2016. Moss, who turns 48 on Thursday, was inducted into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame in 2018 after taking part in 14 seasons with the Vikings, Raiders Patriots, Titans and 49ers.
Moss ranks second in NFL historical past with 156 landing catches and fourth with 15,292 yards receiving, He set an NFL file with 23 TD receptions in 2007 for the Patriots.
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