Randy Moss, Cris Carter and Jake Reed shaped one of many extra well-known receiver trios in NFL historical past. “Three Deep” put up a number of yards and highlights for the Minnesota Vikings.
When Carter and Reed went out for the pregame coin toss on Monday night time, their well-known teammate wasn’t with them. However the two introduced a reminder of Moss.
Carter and Reed got here out to midfield holding up a Vikings No. 84 jersey with Moss’ identify on it. Moss revealed final week that he has been battling most cancers and had profitable surgical procedure. Moss was a wildly common Vikings participant and the group began chanting his identify after Reed and Carter introduced out his jersey.
That wasn’t the final tribute. When Justin Jefferson, the present Vikings star receiver, caught a landing within the first quarter, he discovered the digicam and whereas he made the guts image together with his palms he shouted “We love you Randy! That is for you!”
Moss was grateful for the love coming from Minnesota.
One other poignant tribute to Moss got here Sunday when Carolina Panthers receiver Adam Thielen, a Minnesota native, wore a Moss Vikings jersey to reach at Carolina’s sport in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys. Thielen mentioned after the sport that Moss was the rationale he needed to play soccer.
Moss, who has taken a depart from ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown,” was drafted by the Vikings in 1998 and had the most effective rookie seasons ever, with 17 touchdowns. He performed his first seven seasons in Minnesota, then got here again for a short stint with the Vikings late in his profession.
