The son of Hall of Famer Randy Moss has denied an alleged “update” on his father’s health from Larry Fitzgerald Sr., calling the claim that the Vikings icon has liver cancer “disgusting.” .
Fitzgerald Sr., the father of former Cardinals star Larry Jr., appeared to make headlines Tuesday when he said Moss, who recently announced a “personal health challenge” without providing further details, was battling cancer.
That apparent reveal of private information was criticized by fans, and Thaddeus Moss quickly took to social media to tell Fitzgerald Sr. what he thought and set the record straight.
“This is disgusting,” he said. wrote in X. ‘You have no right to try to make private matters public for the sake of compromise. I don’t think my father talks to you, so check your damn sources.
Tadeo responded to several more stories by saying that the rumor about his father was not true. that included Brett Favre, former Packers quarterbackwho offered prayers to Moss and his family and shared the erroneous claims about cancer.
“Brett, we really appreciate the support,” Thaddeus said. ‘This is not true. My father will address the world when he is ready to do so.
ESPN recently announced that Randy Moss would be stepping back to focus on a ‘health challenge’
Moss wore sunglasses to his final Sunday NFL Countdown due to ‘internal’ health issue
Thaddeus Moss, seen at Bengals training camp in 2021, denied his father had liver cancer
Last week, ESPN announced that Moss, a regular on the network’s Sunday NFL Countdown show, would be taking a step back to focus on his health.
He wore sunglasses in his final appearance Sunday on NFL Countdown and only admitted that he was “fighting something internal.”
However, on Tuesday night, Larry Fitzgerald Sr. claimed on social media that Moss is battling liver cancer.
‘I just found out that Vikings HOF Randy Moss has liver cancer. Let’s show the power of prayer and help Moss get through this. I love you Randy,’ he wrote in X.
Fitzgerald Sr. claims to be “a Twin Cities sports media giant” who works as a “writer, producer, talk show host and commentator.”
But, without official confirmation, Fitzgerald Sr.’s post caused a storm Tuesday night, with many NFL fans pointing out that Moss had kept details of his health battle private.
“This was not your story to tell,” one wrote. ‘You should be ashamed of yourself for posting this. Also posting another man’s private business on social media like this,” said another.
‘It’s obvious that you’ve done everything you can to not allow the real illness to be disclosed, but you decided that you needed to disclose that information?’ asked a third.
‘Jesus friend. He specifically avoided saying what happened to him last Sunday when he was wearing sunglasses. But do you think it’s okay for you to share? said another fan.
DailyMail.com has contacted Fitzgerald Sr. for comment.
Moss was a childhood mentor to Fitzgerald Jr., a receiver who spent 17 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals.
‘He taught me this game. “I grew up immortalizing him, watching him, trying to emulate what he did every day,” Fitzgerald said of Moss in 2017.
‘And I remember him supporting me in high school, coming to my practices and giving me shoes and gloves, letting me use his car to prom, taking care of me after I washed his cars, letting me go home and play basketball.’