Randy Moss is set to make a full-time return to ‘Sunday NFL Countdown’ following his cancer diagnosis in December 2024. The ESPN analyst was forced to step back from his role with the network last year due to being diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma – a form of bile duct cancer. Moss has been part of NFL Sunday Countdown since 2016GettyBut after having made a brief – and emotional – return for Super Bowl Sunday back in February, the former Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots has spoken out about his upcoming return to work for the 2025 NFL season. Speaking to Michael J. Babcock of TMZ Sports, Moss detailed how much he is looking forward to getting back to work with his crew.“Man, I look forward to it,” said Moss on his return. “I miss my crew. Greeny, Alex (Smith), Teddy (Bruschi). But I really didn’t miss Rex Ryan much because he got on my nerves. Rex, if you are hearing this, I am coming back, so scoot over. “But really, Michael, in all honesty, we have a great group of guys that I work with that I tremendously missed for two months. “ESPN accepted me back with open arms, man, I just can’t wait for Week 1 to get back up there with the crew and talk football.”Babcock then asked the four-time first-team NFL All-Pro about how it felt having to leave his team in order to focus on his health, something Moss called an “emotional rollercoaster.”“It was very difficult,” Moss continued. “Just being able to sit there every week and watch my team go out there and perform and I can’t be with them is just like – I’ve been injured before and I think the most time I ever missed was a month – not being out there with my team and mine was two months. “That hurt. It was an emotional rollercoaster but being able to see the support from the ESPN Sunday Countdown crew, the fans, the football fans, and just people in general showing their love and respect. Moss had a Hall of Fame career as a WRGettyAfter dealing with a health scare, Moss is set to return to his role on NFL Sunday CountdownSUNSPSPEC/Getty“So, I thank everybody for their love and their prayers. It was tremendous and I really felt all of it.”Following a six-hour surgery to perform the Whipple procedure which aimed to remove the cancer in his bile duct, Moss had a six-day stint in a hospital in the Charlotte-area. Even in those early stages he had vowed to himself that he would be healthy enough to return to his analyst duties on-air at Super Bowl Sunday. Achieving his goal, Moss was welcomed back with an emotional video montage with some of his highlight plays and spoken well wishes from current players, former legends, teammates and coaches, and other notable names in sport, including Tom Brady. The six-time Pro Bowler could be seen breaking down into tears following the tribute.A Hall of Fame receiver – and touted as one of the greatest to ever lace up their cleats – Moss set the tone for his career in his rookie year, where his 17 touchdowns and 82.1 yards per game saw him become the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He finished his 14-year career having racked up a total of 15,292 yards and 156 touchdowns with an average of 70.1 yards per game. He surpassed the 1,000 yard mark in his first six seasons, and 10 seasons overall. Reflecting on his experience over the last year, Moss had just one more thing to say. “Just being able to experience that was nothing I wish on any man or any human being. “But for the fact that God took me through it and brought me out of it back healthy, being able to be back with my family, great support system and some great doctors around me, it was an emotional roller coaster.“But the people I met along the way, I’m a blessed man, I’ll leave it at that.”Stay up to date with the latest from the NFL across all platforms – follow our NFL Facebook page, subscribe to our talkSPORT End Zone YouTube channel for all the offseason news, interviews and more.