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Randy Moss Confirms Health Rumors Involving Life-Threatening Illness, Surgery

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Dible | Last updated Dec 13, 2024 6:15 PM ET

Former Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss has been battling a health issue that rode the fence between public and private for weeks -- until now.

Moss revealed a couple of weeks back that he was dealing with an internal health battle during his regular work as a member of ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown."

Rumors had begun to spread as Moss's eyes had turned visibly yellow, and indication of jaundice that is typically associated with liver problems. He later revealed on Instagram that he was in poor health and asked for prayers.

However, Moss did not get specific about his ailment, which left elements of privacy and intrigue amid the public news about his condition. That all changed on Friday, Dec. 13, when Moss took to Instagram Live and revealed a diagnosis of liver cancer.

Randy Moss on Instagram Live says he is a cancer survivor. He just got home, was in the hospital for 6 days.
— Seth Kaplan (@Seth_Kaplan) December 13, 2024

"Randy Moss on Instagram Live says he is a cancer survivor," Seth Kaplan of Fox 9 in Eden Prairie reported via an X post. "He just got home, was in the hospital for 6 days."

Kaplan updated Moss's condition in a series of posts that read as follows:

"Moss says, it'll be a tough road with chemo and radiation, but "your boy is back!" Thanking everyone for the prayers."

"Moss: They found cancer in the bile duct, between the pancreas and the liver. 6-hour surgery.

"Moss says, on Thanksgiving, he had a stent put in to help his liver."

Moss, an NFL Hall of Fame inductee, played 14 years in the league. He amassed 982 catches for 15,292 receiving yards and 156 touchdowns over that span.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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