CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Randy Moss is “stepping away” from the “Sunday NFL Countdown” for an extended time, according to ESPN.
The sports network posted to X that the reason the Pro Football Hall of Famer and West Virginia native is stepping away is to “focus on a personal health challenge.”
“For nearly a decade, Randy has been an invaluable member of the team, consistently elevating Countdown with his inside and passion. He has ESPN’s full support, and we look forward to welcoming him back when he is ready,” ESPN said in its social media post.
On Dec. 1, Moss said on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown,” that he and his family are “battling something internally.” He also told the viewers they may see him wearing blue-tinted glasses in the studio, according to WOWK’s parent company Nexstar. He also posted an Instagram video addressing the situation prior to the show.
Randy Moss grew up in the town of Rand in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Moss was picked in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings after playing wide receiver at Marshall University. While with the Herd, Moss was a two-time consensus All-American, earning the honor in 1996 and 1997, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Moss spent 14 seasons in the NFL between the Vikings, the Oakland Raiders, the New England Patriots, the Tennesee Titans and the San Francisco 49ers. He was named 1998 Rookie of the Year, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the class of 2018 and the Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. Marshall University’s HerdZone calls Moss “possibly the best athlete ever produced by the State of West Virginia.”
Nexstar contributed to this report.
