Cris Carter, Jake Reed pay tribute to Vikings legend Randy Moss ahead of MNF

Minnesota Vikings (11-2) legends Cris Carter and Jake Reed honored former teammate Randy Moss, who recently announced his cancer diagnosis, during the coin toss ahead of the Week 15 Monday Night Football matchup against the Chicago Bears (4-9).

You're with us tonight, 84 💜#LetsMossCancer pic.twitter.com/ZVjoFqxLUp

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) December 17, 2024

Moss, the legendary NFL receiver and ESPN analyst, revealed this past Friday he was recently diagnosed with cancer. He said he spent six days in the hospital after undergoing a six-hour surgery. Moss said doctors found cancer in his bile ducts between his pancreas and liver. He still has to undergo chemotherapy but said he’s now a “survivor” after getting back from the hospital.

“Y’all know, I’ve told y’all over the last couple of weeks about me battling something internally,” Moss said on an Instagram Live video. “Your boy is a cancer survivor. … I just want to give a shoutout to a lot of people that really helped me pull through this. Been in the hospital for six days. I just got out today. Thank God.”

Randy Moss steps away from ‘Sunday NFL Countdown’ after cancer diagnosis

Moss stepped down from “Sunday NFL Countdown” for an extended time as he focuses on his recovery. Moss, who retired from the NFL after the 2012 season, joined ESPN as an analyst in 2016. Since then, he has appeared on “Sunday NFL Countdown” and “Monday Night Countdown.”

Widely regarded as one of the greatest receivers of all time, Moss ranks second in career touchdown receptions and is fourth in career receiving yards. He still 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).

Moss, Carter and Reed made up one of the league’s all-time receiver trios in their time together in Minnesota from 1998-99.