Former NFL superstar Larry Fitzgerald Jr.’s father is being blamed by Randy Moss’ son for a “disgusting” rumor about Moss’ health.

Moss, 47, has kept secret the health issue that led to him taking a leave of absence from his job as an analyst at ESPN, but on Tuesday night, longtime Twin Cities sportscaster Larry Fitzgerald Sr. blurted out on social media, that he “heard” “Moss has liver cancer.

Thaddeus Moss, Randy’s son, who shared a cup of coffee with the Commanders and Bengals after a standout college career as a tight end at LSU, responded to the elder Fitzgerald’s report, calling it “disgusting.”

“That’s disgusting,” Thaddeus Moss replied. “You have no right to try to make private matters public in order to engage. I don’t think my father is talking to you (,) so check your damn sources (.)”

Fitzgerald Sr. was at the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame ceremony in Las Vegas when he announced that he had “just called Moss liver cancer.”

Moss, who played at Marshall University before the Vikings selected him 21st overall in 1998, and Larry Fitzgerald Jr. were among the former college football stars inducted into the Class of 2024 College Football Hall of Fame.

The rumor quickly went viral and even caught the attention of former Packers and Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, who said his prayers for Randy. Thaddeus Moss thanked Favre for the gesture but said the report was “not true.”

Moss announced on ESPN on December 1 that he was “struggling with something internally” and then acknowledged viewers who had wondered about the yellowing of his eyes by explaining that he would wear sunglasses on television. to combat his problem. Then he said he needed “all the prayer warriors.”

A week later, on December 7, ESPN announced that Moss would be “stepping down for an extended period of time to focus on a personal health challenge.” Moss also announced on his social media that he will “get through this,” while reminding people not to ignore potential health issues.

Moss played for the Vikings from 1998 to 2004 and again in the 2010 season. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018 after a legendary career in which he caught 982 passes for 15,292 yards and 156 touchdowns.