Randy Moss got emotional describing his Hall of Fame election
Randy Moss rarely met a defense he couldn’t get through, but he found it hard to get through an answer Sunday when describing how much the Hall of Fame meant to him.
Moss was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday in his first time on the ballot. Moss was on the receiving end of 23 touchdowns from Tom Brady as a member of the Patriots in 2007, and he caught 156 touchdowns in his 14-year NFL career.
On ESPN’s NFL Countdown set Sunday, Moss was asked what he felt when Hall of Fame president David Baker told him he would be inducted into the ranks of the greatest to play the game.
It’s still unreal but I’ll tell you why I’m feeling a little emotional,” Moss said. “It just felt good to hear from Jerry Rice, it really did.”
Rice is considered by many to be the best wide receiver the league has ever seen, and Moss was honored that he reached out to congratulate him.
“When you play the position,” Moss said. “He’s the guy that we’re aiming for.”
Moss got a little choked up as he gave a shout out to his hometown of Rand, West Virginia, saying, “It’s been a long road, it’s been a long journey, man. There’s been a lot of bumpy roads but I would not change it for anything. First-ballot Hall of Famer.”
This is awesome.
Randy Moss got emotional when describing how much being inducted into the Hall of Fame meant to him. pic.twitter.com/uNECDCN0EX
— ESPN (@espn) February 4, 2018
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