Randy Moss explains why he wears sunglasses on Sunday NFL Countdown

Randy Moss explains why he wears sunglasses on Sunday NFL Countdown

January 17, 2022; Inglewood, California, USA; Randy Moss on the ESPN Monday Night Countdown before an NFC Wild Card Playoff football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Randy Moss has been on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” since 2016. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

If you see Randy Moss wearing sunglasses on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown, there’s a reason for that choice.

The Hall of Fame receiver-turned-analyst opened Sunday’s broadcast by explaining that he was wearing blue-tinted glasses because he and his family were “struggling with something internally.” Moss made it clear he would be fine.

“I have some great doctors around me. I couldn’t miss the show, I wanted to be here with you, I feel great. But when y’all see me with these Michigan turnover glasses that I have on, that’s not being disrespectful,” Moss said. “I’m fighting something.”

In a video posted to Instagram before the show, Moss said that the “internal” issue had already existed for the past week and that he would be wearing glasses throughout the show.

“Throughout the holiday week, your boy was struggling with something internal,” Moss said. “I have a great medical team and a great family around me.”

In the video, Moss added that ESPN insider Adam Schefter called the blue-tinted sunglasses “Michigan turnover glasses” – an apt joke after Michigan’s win over Ohio State on Saturday.

Moss did not provide further details about the illness or cause behind the glasses, but urged people to check with their doctors. “Do all your checkups, do your blood work, and we’ll take care of it,” he said.

Moss has been an analyst on “Sunday NFL Countdown” since 2016 and is the show’s longest-serving panelist.

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