It’s heartbreaking to see Randy Moss walk away, once again. The Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver is temporarily stepping down from his job at ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown. And that’s why it’s sad to see him leave. But this time, it’s more than just his retirement from the NFL. It’s because the former Vikings WR is dealing with some health complications.

In the wake of this sad announcement, his sons, Montigo and Thaddeus didn’t fail to show their support to their father. The elder brother took to Instagram and gave a shoutout to his father, Randy, in a very special way. Spoiler alert: You’ll get the glimpses of the old Randy Moss in his sons. Wait till you check out the IG story.

Thaddeus shared a clip of Montigo’s highlights on IG Stories and captioned it, “Baby can you help me!! I’m trying to get my life together..!!” The video starts with Montigo saying, “What’s up everybody,” and escalates into something larger than life. The video looks like a cliched highlight video. That’s until the point where he makes a freak catch. That too almost similar to what his father did decades ago with the Vikings.

“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” or “Like father, like son,” is what comes to mind as we get deeper and deeper into the video in the IG Story and the similarity in their playing style gets more and more obvious. The snippet of energetic comedy adds more to the depth of the video. For a Randy Moss fan, the nostalgia would be very real.

If anything, Montigo is a freak athlete, hurdling players and making catches in traffic. The funny thing is, that Montigo unconsciously repeated a play that his father made 22 years ago and didn’t even know about it. In a game where the Maine Black Bears beat Albany, Montigo ran a play called “Capybara” where Tigo took the handoff, rolled right, and just when he was about to get hurdled down, he threw the pass to the end zone, connecting with the WR Joe Gillette for a 2-point conversion.

When asked about the similarity of the play with his father’s, Tigo said, “I had no idea. Then I saw it, and it was so similar, right to T.” Before he said that, he was asked about his favorite highlight and Montigo was confused whether the reporter wanted him to elaborate on his favorite highlight of his father’s career or his own.

“So, yeah, that one, that’s my favorite highlight. Because history repeats.” This happened in November and aged like fine wine when he shared the highlights of his Maine career on his Instagram. It looks like a perfect way to pay tribute to his father, Randy Moss, in these trying times.

Randy Moss faces health-related uncertainties

The NFL legend recently revealed that he was battling with some health issues but didn’t disclose the exact nature of his ailment. He disclosed more about his personal life in a recent installment of Sunday NFL Countdown, saying that he and his family are “battling something internally,” and that he’s surrounded by great medical care. Unfortunately, the Pro Football Hall of Famer is taking an indefinite hiatus from broadcasting.

“I couldn’t miss the show, wanted to be here with you guys. I feel great. But if you see me with these ‘Michigan turnover glasses’ that I have on, it’s not being disrespectful because I’m on television. It’s because I’m battling something,” Moss said while urging his male audience to get regular health checkups and blood work done.

He was working through illness with his ESPN colleagues, and they all supported him by wearing Michigan turnover glasses. The sports giants released a statement saying that they stand behind him. They praised the former Patriots legend for elevating the ‘Sunday NFL Countdown‘ for nearly a decade.

Athletes face some impossible challenges in their lives. And we hope this is just a bump in the road for Randy Moss and he recovers quickly.