Pro Football Hall-of-Fame wide receiver Randy Moss will be stepping away from his role on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown to address a ‘personal health challenge.’
Moss previously addressed the issue on last week’s episode of the show, which previews the day’s NFL action before the games kick off.
ESPN announced the decision on Moss’ behalf in a statement, adding, ‘Randy has been an invaluable member of the team, consistently elevating Countdown with his insight and passion. He has ESPN’s full support and we look forward to welcoming him back when he is ready.’
On last week’s episode, Moss began the show by addressing the issue – which many viewers were unaware of prior to his revelation. The week prior, Moss’ eyes looked yellow – which drew concern from some.
‘I just want to share something with you all,’ Moss said at the start of the show, before putting his sunglasses on.
‘I just want to let the viewers know that me and my wife, me and my family, we are battling something internally. I have some great doctors around me.
Pro Football Hall-of-Fame wide receiver and ESPN NFL analyst Randy Moss is stepping aside from Sunday NFL Countdown as he battles an undisclosed health condition
On the show the week prior, Moss wore sunglasses after revealing he was battling something
‘I couldn’t miss the show, I wanted to be here with you guys, I feel great. But if y’all see me with these Michigan turnover glasses that I have on, it’s not being disrespectful.’
And in a video posted on Instagram, Moss said: ‘Throughout the week of the holidays, your boy has been battling something internal.
‘I just ask for all the prayer warriors to put their blessings on me and my family in these hard times.
‘People were asking about my eyes last week. If you see these on in Sunday NFL Countdown (puts on glasses) Adam Schefter calls them the Michigan turnover glasses that they sent from Ohio last night.
‘Your boy is going to get through it. I got a great team of doctors, and I got a great family around me.
‘Y’all do your checkups, get your bloodwork done, and we’ll work through it.’
After he revealed what he was going through on the air, fans expressed their support for him and offered prayers for his healing.
Moss is one of the greatest players in the history of the game and is by far one of the best wide receivers to ever touch a football field.
Former NFL player Moss made the announcement at the beginning of the show on Sunday
Last week, fans were concerned for Moss as they saw his eyes appearing yellow on TV
Moss formed an effective tandem with Tom Brady in New England and almost won a Super Bowl
After beginning his career in Minnesota and then moving to Oakland, Moss arrived in New England in 2007.
That season, he was a part of one of the greatest teams in the league’s history. But they notoriously lost Super Bowl XLII to the New York Giants.
Across his career, he led the NFL in receiving touchdowns five times – including in 2007 when he set the all-time record for touchdown catches in a season.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame in 2018, was named to the NFL’s 2000s All-Decade Team and the NFL’s 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.
