For some Minnesota Vikings fans, their love for the purple and gold started with Randy Moss. The exciting wide receiver was a threat to take it to the house any time he got his hands on a football, and it made the team exciting.
Moss is beloved by Vikings fans, but recently struggled with a cancer diagnosis that caused him to miss time as an analyst at ESPN. The Sunday NFL Countdown host was able to return for the Super Bowl, but his future on TV was not known.
Minnesota Vikings legend Randy Moss is returning to ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown regularly for 2025
Good news for Minnesota Vikings fans who love Randy Moss: the Pro Football Hall of Fame pass catcher will return to ESPN for the 2025 NFL season. The Athletic recently confirmed that he will return to a full-time role.
Thanks to treatment and recovery, Moss will be enjoying his tenth year on ESPN. This is fantastic news not only for ESPN and NFL broadcasts, but for Moss as a human and his ability to continue to love the sport he dominated as a player.
Moss's personality and charisma make him a great choice for NFL television. His "You got Mossed" segments are fun and allow fans to remember some of the amazing catches and plays he made during his NFL career.
The Athletic not only shared the great news about Randy Moss' return to ESPN, but they also added information about his diagnosis and treatment in the article published by Andrew Marchand on July 1.
"In December, Moss, 48, revealed his cancer diagnosis on an Instagram Live video. He said then he had a six-day stint in a Charlotte, N.C., area hospital following surgery to treat cancer found in the bile duct between the pancreas and the liver."
Having Moss back on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown is also inspirational. Facing a challenge like that, many individuals may not have wanted to or been able to return to their previous job and contribute to the world.
However, Randy Moss is a "Superfreak" who continues to prove that he can blow through barriers and do whatever he wants. It will be great to see him behind a desk in 2025, but some Minnesota Vikings fans will always see him as the dominant wide receiver on the football field who lit up the scoreboard regularly.