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Randy Moss Stepping Away From ESPN’s ‘Sunday NFL Countdown’ To Deal With Health Issue

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Hall of Famer Randy Moss is stepping away temporarily from his role as an analyst on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown to deal with a “personal health challenge,” the network announced today.

“Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss will step away from Sunday NFL Countdown for an extended time to focus on a personal health challenge,” ESPN said in a statement. “He briefly addressed the matter at the start of the show on Dec. 1. For nearly a decade, 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.”

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Moss asked fans to pray for him and his family in an Instagram post Sunday, urging men to get checkups and bloodwork done, but did not specifiy a specific illness.

“I just ask for all the prayer warriors to put their blessing hands on me and my family through these hard times. People were talking about my eyes last week,” Moss said before putting on a pair of sunglasses. “I’m battling something, man, and it’s something internal. Your boy is going to get through it. I got a great team of doctors and got a great family around me.”

The former NFL wide receiver played 14 seasons for the Vikings, Raiders, Patriots, Titans and 49ers. Regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, he holds the NFL single season touchdown reception record (23 in 2007), as well as the NFL single-season touchdown reception record for a rookie (17 in 1998). He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.

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