Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss said Friday that he is recovering from a cancer surgery and will undergo radiation and chemotherapy.
Moss revealed the health crisis during an Instagram Live appearance. He said a cancerous mass was found in his bile duct between the pancreas and liver.
Moss said he was hospitalized for six days before being released on Friday.
“I didn’t think I would ever be in a position like this, as healthy as I thought I was,” Moss said.
Moss, 47, said he had a procedure to install a stent into his liver on Thanksgiving in an unrelated matter when doctors discovered the cancer cells.
He then underwent a six-hour surgery last week in Charlotte, N.C. to remove the cancer.
“I am a cancer survivor,” Moss said. “Some trying times, but we made it through.”
Next are the trials and tribulations that come with making sure the cancer doesn’t return.
“Yes, it’s going to be a tough road with some chemo and radiation, but like I said, man, I’m good,” Moss said.
Moss took a leave of absence from his gig as an NFL analyst for ESPN on Dec. 6. Five days earlier, he said on Instagram that he “has been battling something internal” and requested prayers from his fans.
Moss played for five NFL teams but is most associated with the Minnesota Vikings, where he played the first seven of his 14 seasons and later briefly played for the team late in his career.
“I just want to, on behalf of the whole Minnesota Vikings organization, just send him our well wishes and support,” Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said. “We love Randy and know our fan base feels the same way.”
Moss earned five of his six Pro Bowl nods with Minnesota (1998-2004, 2010) and recorded six of his 10 1,000-yard seasons with the team. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.
Moss caught 982 passes for 15,292 yards and 156 touchdowns in 218 career games. He also played for the then-Oakland Raiders (2005-06), New England Patriots (2007-10), Tennessee Titans (2010) and San Francisco 49ers (2012).
Moss ranks second in career touchdowns catches behind Jerry Rice (197), fourth in career receiving yardage and 16th in career receptions. His 23 receiving touchdowns in 2007 for the Patriots are an NFL record.