NFL legend Randy Moss has revealed he is battling cancer, after weeks of fans’ speculating about his mystery illness.
The Vikings icon took to Instagram on Friday afternoon to share the devastating news, telling his followers he has been in hospital for the past six days.
Moss, who has stepped back from his ESPN duties, also explained that he cannot walk without a cane.
In the Instagram Live video, a frail Moss can be seen hobbling into shot, wearing a ‘Team Moss’ shirt, before revealing: ‘I’ve told y’all over the last couple of weeks about me battling something internally, and ya boy is a cancer survivor.
‘I’ll get into that a little bit more in a couple of minutes, but I just want to give a shout out to a lot of people that really helped me pull through this. I’ve been in the hospital for six days, I just got out today, thank God.
‘So first and foremost I’d just like to thank God for blessing me and my family through this trying time, and me being able to come out of this surgery, and fight and battle the cancer.’
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Moss went on to name each of his doctors personally, before adding: ‘The best that Charlotte has to offer man, I appreciate it. Some of the best around the whole country.
‘Man, those prayer warriors. I felt all the prayers coming through, I really did. I was looking at my social media while I was in the hospital, but you prayer warriors, all my teammates, I seen everything you guys tweeted at me. I really felt that, my family felt that, and we are definitely grateful.’
