Deion Sanders reflects on support from Randy Moss during cancer battle: ‘He called me every other day’
Sanders told the former Patriots receiver how much he loved him for the support during a tough time.
Former Patriots receiver Randy Moss is now a cancer survivor, and he used his knowledge to support another NFL legend who recently went through a similar battle.
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders, who is also a Hall-of-Fame cornerback, held a press conference on Monday announcing that he had his bladder removed after a cancer diagnosis.
Sanders said he has beaten the cancer, and plans to coach this season.
Having support during tough times can be important, and Moss’s consistent support meant a lot to Sanders.
“Randy Moss called me every other day to make sure I was straight,” Sanders said. “Randy Moss prayed for me. He and his wife told me what I need to be doing. He’s going through some things that are very similar.”
Sanders shook his head while recalling the impact that Moss’s support had on him.
“I love him to life. I love him more than ever. I pray that he comes to a game this year. He gave me so much strength, so much guidance, so much, love and appreciation.
Sanders encouraged people to get routine medical exams. The cancer was discovered, according to ESPN, during a routine vascular exam that Sanders gets done because of previous issues with blood clots in his legs. The blood clots led to Sanders having a pair of toes amputated in 2021.
The press conference he held to announce he had beaten cancer could have gone quite differently had the disease not been detected early, he said.
“This was not an easy task. … It was dynamic. It was tough. It wasn’t a cakewalk. It wasn’t easy,” Sanders said of his cancer battle, mentioning that he lost 25 pounds during it. “That was a fight, but we made it.”
Moss announced last December that a cancerous mass had been found in his bile duct. According to the Associated Press, Moss had surgery to put a stent in his liver on Thanksgiving and had a separate six-hour procedure to remove the cancer.
The ex-Patriots receiver has established a post-retirement career on television, analyzing football for ESPN. He said a goal of his was to get back on TV with his team.
Moss is reportedly set to return to Sunday NFL countdown this fall.
Colorado will kick off it’s football season a month from now, on August 29th, at home against Georgia Tech. It will be Sanders’s first game as a college head coach without his sons Shedeur and Shilo playing for him.
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