NFL legend Randy Moss made a triumphant return to ESPN NFL Sunday Countdown after beating cancer.
Moss, 48, was back on the set for Week 1 of the season after being forced to step aside for his health.
Randy Moss was back on ESPN NFL Sunday countdown[/caption]
The wide receiver defeated cancer and was given a special welcome back[/caption]
ESPN began their three-hour program at 10 am ET by paying tribute to their returning star.
Host Mike Greenberg said, “We’ve got a lot of video on this show but none of it will be better than this.
“Our dear friend Randy Moss had this moment.
“One that we and all football fans everywhere have been waiting to see.”
ESPN then showed a video of Moss ringing a bell to announce he is cancer free.
And the emotional former NFL receiver wore a beaming smile as he held back the tears.
“Just a great day,” Moss said.
“Send some shout out love to my doctors.
“I remember seeing you guys on Super Bowl Sunday and that was one of my goals to get here.
“And now all my treatment is over and I’m ringing the bell and back with the family.”
Moss is one of the best wide receivers to ever star in the NFL.
He was a first-round pick by the Minnesota Vikings in 1998 and was with the team until 2004.
Moss also played for the Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers.
The former receiver joined ESPN in 2016.
The Hall of Famer stepped back from ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown last year after his diagnosis with Cholangiocarcinoma, a form of bile duct cancer.
He was previously forced to take a break from screen for his health[/caption]
Moss left to focus on his health, undergoing a “complex six-hour procedure that removed parts of several organs”, along with chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
Moss gave an interview with Good Morning America this week.
He said his diagnosis was like being “hit with a ton of bricks.”
While he explained that he just wanted to shut himself away from the world and stay in his bedroom at first.
The support of wife Lydia, who became his caregiver throughout his treatment, helped him realise that he needed his family’s support to get him through the trying times.
