NFL legend Randy Moss talks faith, family and football after cancer battle: 'I was nervous'

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Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Randy Moss has always focused on faith, family and football. But after being diagnosed with cancer last year, the Minnesota Vikings great added another "F" to his list of priorities: fight. 

Moss, 48, was diagnosed with stage 2 bile duct cancer and revealed in December that he had undergone major surgery to remove the mass. After a six-hour procedure, along with radiation and chemotherapy, the NFL great was finally cancer-free. 

NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss during the ESPN "College GameDay" broadcast prior to the start of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels game against the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs at Kenan Stadium on Sept. 1, 2025, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  (Alex Halloway/Getty Images)

"I was nervous," Moss said of his reaction when he first learned of his diagnosis during an interview with ABC’s "Good Morning America."  

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"I just think that, when you live your life a certain type of way, you know, eating right, taking care of your health, and all of a sudden you get diagnosed with cancer, it’s kind of like – I was overwhelmed. Just hit with a ton of bricks." 

Moss stepped away from his role as an analyst on ESPN’s "Sunday NFL Countdown," but he made an emotional return just two months later. He credited his wife with helping him continue to fight despite his initial resistance. 

Randy Moss broadcasts from the ESPN "Monday Night Football Countdown" set before a game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium.  (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)

"I talk about my faith in the Lord,