Randy Moss' Kids: All About the NFL Legend's Sons and Daughters — And How They're Following in His Athletic Footsteps

12/02/2024 03:43 PM

Some of Randy Moss' children have careers in football and basketball

Hall of Fame football player Randy Moss first became a father three decades ago.

The retired NFL pro shares five kids with his ex-girlfriend Elizabeth "Libby" Offutt: sons Thaddeus and Montigo and daughters Sydney, Senali and Sylee. Moss has since married Lydia Moss, with whom he's raising his daughter London. He also has a daughter named Lyric and a daughter named Lexi, who was a cheerleader at his alma mater, Marshall University.

In 2012, Moss retired after playing 14 seasons in the NFL and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame six years later. Both his sons followed in his football footsteps, while Sydney and Senali are elite athletes in a different sport: basketball.

Moss has said that supporting his children was also what motivated him to retire in 2012.

"I love the game so much, man, but I had to leave it. My kids — I had to get my kids," Moss said during his Hall of Fame speech in 2018, adding, "I now realize that you [kids] had to sacrifice too because Uncle and Daddy was not there all the time and I'm sorry for that. But I'm here now."

In December 2024, on his show NFL Countdown, Moss shared that he was going through some difficulties with his health and noted his family's support in the process.

"Throughout the week of the holidays, your boy has been battling something internal," the ESPN analyst revealed. "I got a great team of doctors and I got a great family around me."

Here's everything to know aboutRandy Moss' children: Sydney, Thaddeus, Montigo, Senali, Sylee, Lyric, London and Lexi.

Sydney Nikale Moss, 30

Moss and Libby Offutt welcomed their first child, daughter Sydney, on March 6, 1994, in their home state of West Virginia. Both were finishing high school when she was born.

"​​Through all of the ups and downs and goods and bads, Sydney is literally the ONLY one that has NEVER left me and continues to LOVE me unconditionally," Offutt wrote on Facebook in honor of Sydney's 25th birthday in 2019.

During Moss' NFL career, Sydney grew up primarily with Offutt and her maternal grandparents in St. Albans, W. Va. She attended Boone County High School in Kentucky, where she earned five varsity letters and numerous awards, including the 2012 Associated Press Kentucky Player of the Year, and was named 2012 Kentucky "Miss Basketball."

Sydney played her freshman year of college basketball at the University of Florida but later transferred to Thomas More College. At the Kentucky school, she won two NCAA national championships and three Division III national player of the year awards and earned her bachelor's in communication and a master's in ethical leadership.

Thomas More retired her jersey in 2019, and she is considered one of the most decorated players in Division III history. College basketball is still a major part of Sydney's life — she worked as an assistant coach at St. Thomas University in Florida, the University of Charleston, Thomas More and Wilmington College in Ohio before becoming the latter's head coach in 2023. In her spare time, she helped launch Wilmington's bass fishing club and plays pickleball.

Sydney is also a supportive big sister, regularly posting about her siblings' accomplishments. In recent years, Moss and Sydney have both posted about their father-daughter fishing trips. Moss shared photos from a day out on his boat in 2019, and Sydney posted a photo of fish they caught in 2024.

"Quality time with the 2nd best fisherman in the family! 😘 @RandyMoss 🤎," she wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Thaddeus Mekhi Moss, 26

Moss and Offutt's second child and first son, Thaddeus, was born on May 14, 1998.

Thaddeus played football his freshman year at North Carolina State University, later transferring to Louisiana State University. During his senior year season in 2019, the Tigers won the national championship, and Thaddeus became the LSU record holder for most receiving yards by a tight end.

He went undrafted during the 2020 NFL Draft and signed with the Washington Commanders (then the Washington Redskins) as a free agent. He was claimed by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021 but released the following year.

"I've always had to prove myself my whole life," he said during a 2020 video news conference, according to USA Today. "Having the last name that I've had, I've had to prove everybody else wrong, or prove myself right."

Moss had a giddy on-air moment on ESPN on Nov. 28, 2021, the day Thaddeus made his NFL debut with the Bengals. After Thaddeus received a shout-out during an NFL Countdown segment, the proud dad stood up from the desk and yelled, "Let's go, son! Who dey, let's get it!"

"This is what you do it for ❤️," Thaddeus commented on his repost of the clip.

Ultimately, Thaddeus did not get on-field during his NFL tenure. In 2023, he played for the Birmingham Stallions and he signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in 2024 but was released after training camp. He retired from pro football in May 2024.

Throughout his career, Thaddeus has appreciated his father's advice.

"Probably the biggest thing when it comes to the game of football is just he tried to teach me and show me at a young age how to be a professional on the field and off the field," Thaddeus said on the Move the Sticks podcast in 2020.

Thaddeus joined his dad onstage when Moss was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018. He helped unveil the retired NFL star's bust and then was shown visibly teary-eyed during Moss' acceptance speech, in which he shared that "God gave me a beautiful, smart, loving family that made me coming into work on Sunday easy."

Alexis "Lexi" Brooke Adkins

Moss also has a daughter named Alexis "Lexi" with Tanya Adkins.

She grew up in Proctorville, Ohio, and graduated from Fairland High School in 2017. Lexi has always been athletic — growing up, she participated in gymnastics, dance, volleyball, softball and track.

She was a cheerleader at Marshall University, which was her father's alma mater, and a Yeager Scholar, the highest academic award granted by the school. Lexi studied health sciences and psychology and minored in French, English, biology and chemistry, and she participated in the Society of Black Scholars, French Club, Hall Council and the Marshall President's book club. Lexi began dental school at the University of Pittsburgh in 2021.

She told the Herald-Dispatch in 2018 that despite having a famous father, she hoped to carve her own path.

"A lot of people say I'm only where I am today because of my dad. But that isn't the case at all," Lexi said. "I worked for everything that I have today, in academics and athletics. He actually didn't want me to go to Marshall for his own personal reasons, but I am my own person with my own talents and dreams. I don't want to live in his shadow."

Lexi met her oldest half-sibling, Sydney, for the first time in 2018. "After not knowing about her for almost 20 years. I finally got to meet my very talented, extremely smart and gorgeous half sister!" Sydney wrote on Facebook. "Lord knows how much I love my siblings and gaining another one is nothing but a blessing!"

Montigo Navari Moss, 22

Moss and Offutt welcomed their son Montigo "Tigo" on June 28, 2002.

He started at South Mecklenburg High School before transferring to Fork Union Military Academy, a college preparatory boarding school in Virginia, where he played football and was named First Team All-State VISAA, First Team All-Prep League and First Team All-Central Virginia.

"He's a great kid," Fort Union coach Mark Shuman told the Portland Press Herald in 2020. "He's the son of probably the best wide receiver to ever play, but you wouldn't know that. He is the most humble and quiet kid."

Montigo was a wide receiver for the University of Maine, where he wore No. 81, which was Moss' number when he played for the Patriots. During his senior year season, Montigo made a trick play in an October 2024 game against the University of Albany, and a clip of it was shown on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, where Moss works as an NFL analyst.

"Just say we're twinning!" he proudly said after Montigo's play was compared to a similar move he made as a wide receiver in 2002.

Montigo was also on his team's leadership council and became an advocate for mental health support. He told Matt Morrow in 2019 that he considers his father and brother to be his football role models and added to the Portland Press Herald that while his last name "definitely adds pressure" and the comparisons could be "overwhelming," the challenge was "also kind of fun."

"You get all the hecklers. But I use it as fuel, to keep me motivated and to the grind," he told the paper, adding, "I would love to follow in [my father's] footsteps. But I'm going to try to make my own name, too."

Moss has helped Montigo over the years, attending games and practicing with him — back in 2016, he shared a video of himself and Montigo getting ready for a 5:30 a.m. off-season workout.

Senali Ayanna Moss, 20

Moss and Offutt welcomed their daughter Senali on March 24, 2004. She was raised in Charlotte, where she was a gymnast before choosing to pursue basketball. Moss was the coach of her AAU team.

A guard for South Mecklenburg High School, where she was a four-year letter winner and All-District selection, Senali started her collegiate career in 2022 as a standout star at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, N.C.

She then committed to Florida's Stetson University in 2023 and is majoring in communication studies with a sports business minor. Senali, who goes by Nali, shares insights about her life on TikTok and YouTube, which includes vlogs about basketball and short posts about her dad. Like her older sister and father, Senali also fishes in her free time.

Sylee Milan Moss, 16

Moss and Offutt welcomed their daughter Sylee on Oct. 29, 2008.

Sylee lives a private life, though her mother has posted photos of her five kids on her Facebook page. Moss has also shared sweet photos and videos on Instagram from father-daughter dances he attended with Sylee in 2017 and 2018, as well as a video of Sylee heading off to school in 2016.

Moss — who often talks about growing up in a smaller family, which included his single mom, sister, and late brother — has stated how important his family and kids are to him.

"I think that when you look at the end of the day of the definition of family, I think it's just more of something that I've always wanted ... As we age and people get older, I think it's just more of us just being able to love your family for who they are," Moss told Russell Wilson on ESPN's DangerTalk podcast in 2020.

Lyric Griffith-Moss

Moss also has a daughter named Lyric, who like her sister Senali, graduated from South Mecklenburg High School.

Now she is studying criminal justice at North Carolina A&T State University, according to her LinkedIn profile, and is a member of the sorority Alpha Phi Sigma.

Moss has shared photos and videos of his kids on social media over the years, including a sweet video with Lyric in 2023 when the pair stopped by a breakfast spot in Charlotte.

"I'm sitting up here chilling with my daughter. She always sits there wondering why, 'Dad, you don't put me on your Instagram!' " Moss is heard saying as he pans the camera to Lyric. "Well, here she is ladies and gentlemen, Miss Lyric!"

Lyric gives back to her community, including volunteering with Bloomerang and the Salvation Army.

London Moss

Moss and his wife Lydia share a daughter named London.

She has made appearances in many of her dad's social media videos over the years. In a cute Instagram post from 2021, Moss joked that his fans "want to see me," to which London replied, "Nope, they like me 'cause I'm cute!"

"This is Little Randy, ladies and gentlemen," Moss says later in the video, by way of a second introduction for his youngest daughter. "Y'all seen her all over my Instagram from when she was little… Now she's sticking her tongue out at you guys!"

Moss has also shared photos from a 2017 family trip to Walt Disney World in Florida, during which London went on her first ride while rocking a knit Minnie Mouse hat. She also dressed up as Peppa Pig for her second Halloween in 2016.

"Women (moms) are the special 1s but i wanna send a HUGE shoutout to the dad's or step dad's that put that work in!!!#fff#blessed," Moss captioned an Instagram video of himself and London in 2016.