Randy Moss speaks openly for the first time about his cancer diagnosis.

On Friday, December 13, the 47-year-old Minnesota Vikings wide receiver turned ESPN analyst shared in an Instagram Live filmed from his couch that he had undergone surgery and was in the hospital for almost a week have lain. He addressed his followers from home, using a cane as a walking aid.

The NFL commentator said he noticed a discoloration in his urine and sought medical attention. That’s when his doctors diagnosed him with cancer.

“So I actually had cancer,” he revealed. “They found it in the bile duct right between the pancreas and the liver and that the cancer was just outside the bile duct.”

During the live appearance, Moss explained that he underwent the first of several surgeries to have a stent inserted into his liver on Thanksgiving Day.

The Pro Football Hall of Famer shared that he underwent another six-hour surgery on Saturday, December 7, and just returned home after six days. Moss shared that he had Whipple surgery — a surgery that treats tumors and other conditions in the pancreas, small intestine and bile ducts, according to the Mayo Clinic — and that the cancer was just outside his bile duct.

“It was a busy week, a busy time. So I want to thank you all again,” he said, naming some of the doctors and nurses who treated him in Charlotte, North Carolina. “Thank you and your team for nursing me back to health” and bringing me back here with my family.

Moss says he will undergo radiation and chemotherapy after surgery. He encouraged his followers, especially black men, to undergo regular cancer screenings.

“By the grace of God, my liver started deteriorating,” he said, adding elsewhere in the stream: “I didn’t think I would ever be in a situation like this, as healthy as I thought.”

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Moss previously announced that he would be taking an extended break from his hosting duties at ESPN.

“For nearly a decade, Randy has been an invaluable member of the team and has continued to advance Countdown with his insight and passion. He has ESPN’s full support and we look forward to welcoming him back when he is ready,” the network said in a statement on Dec. 6.

“My goal is to be back on TV with my team,” Moss added during his Instagram Live, saying he was launching a new line of T-shirts that read “Let’s Moss Cancer” and would donate a portion of the proceeds to I will collect a fundraiser. This will benefit cancer research.

As of Friday, Moss had not released the details of his condition. Earlier this week, his son Thaddeus condemned fellow sportswriter Larry Fitzgerald Sr. for tweeting about his father’s diagnosis.

According to the Associated Press, Moss was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018 after playing 14 seasons in the NFL, including stints with the Vikings, Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots. He holds a number of league records, including second-most touchdown catches with 156 during his career, and broke a record in 2007 when he made 23 touchdown receptions for the Patriots.