The father of ex-NFL star Larry Fitzgerald Jr. has come under fire after claiming that Hall of Famer Randy Moss has liver cancer.
Last week, ESPN announced that Moss, a regular on the network’s Sunday NFL Countdown program, was taking a step back to focus on a “personal health challenge.”
Precise details of the legendary wide receiver’s circumstances have remained under wraps.
He wore sunglasses during his final NFL Countdown appearance on Sunday, admitting only that he was “struggling with something internally.”
However, on Tuesday evening, Larry Fitzgerald Sr claimed on social media that Moss is battling liver cancer.
“I just heard that Vikings HOF Randy Moss has liver cancer. Let’s show the power of prayer and pull Moss through this. I love you Randy,” he wrote on X.
Fitzgerald Sr claims to be “a Twin Cities sports media giant” who works as a “writer, producer, talk show host and commentator.”
ESPN recently announced that Randy Moss is taking a step back to focus on a ‘health challenge’
But without official confirmation, Fitzgerald Sr.’s post caused a firestorm Tuesday night, with many NFL fans pointing out that Moss had kept the details of his health battle private.
“This was not your story to tell to man,” one person wrote. “You should be ashamed of yourself for posting this. To post someone else’s private stuff on this kind of social media,” said another.
“Obviously he did everything he could not to reveal the actual illness, but you decided you had to release that information?” asked a third.
“Jesus dude. He avoided saying specifically what he went through last Sunday while wearing sunglasses. But are you okay with sharing it?” 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 for the prom, taking care of me after I washed his cars, letting me come to the house to play basketball.’