Denver Broncos second-year cornerback Riley Moss has impressed this season, and he played in a prime-time spotlight for the first time in Week 7 when the New Orleans Saints hosted the Broncos on Thursday Night Football.
Moss had been starting across from star cornerback Pat Surtain and holding his own through six games. With Surtain unavailable for Thursday’s game due to a concussion, Moss is Denver’s No. 1 cornerback this week.
Moss has been teased by fans and pundits (and even teammates) for being the NFL’s first white cornerback to start full-time since Jason Sehorn, who played for the New York Giants from 1994-2003.
Here’s a sampling of how Twitter/X reacted to Moss’ performance on Thursday:
Riley Moss? A white CB?! Now I've seen everything
— Inside Llewellyn Martell (@CarlOrkmansen) October 18, 2024
Riley Moss is a baller 👀@R_moss5 #BroncosCountry
— CaptainShatter (@CaptainShatter) October 18, 2024
Riley Moss lmao Caucasian corner back and he’s really a problem lol 🔥
— ya lordship. (@lxrdantar) October 18, 2024
Riley Moss with the Hit Stick. Him and Cooper are gonna be competing each week for hardest corner hits.
— Hawkeyes2theBrim ⬆️🧢 (@Hawkeye2theBrim) October 18, 2024
That white boy Riley Moss is a danwg.
— Strom (@StromboliOlie) October 18, 2024
I need a Riley Moss jersey ASAP @Broncos
— Madarame BK 🃏 (@HunnidAcreWoods) October 18, 2024
Riley Moss is a G man… nice hit there.. #BroncosCountry
— ًbadhombreBIGD🚴🏾♂️ ☭🇵🇸👟👕🏔️ (@bigd_o_cycler) October 18, 2024
riley moss about to inspire an entire generation of white cornerbacks. i needed him when i was young.
— chip (@chipchrome96) October 18, 2024
Riley Moss can HIT.
— Boy Named Dana (@Smallball303) October 18, 2024
Riley Moss is a ball player. Idc what color he is. He plays football at a high clip lol
— ya lordship. (@lxrdantar) October 18, 2024
Riley Moss is to football as Eminem is to rap??
— Jardani Jovonovich (@KingJaffeJoPHer) October 18, 2024
Riley Moss is really defying the odds
— Darien (ChillTakes) (@chilltakes_) October 18, 2024
Riley Moss has been playing well all year . Him and Surtain .
— Will The General (@Download_This_) October 18, 2024
Denver will win a lot of games with Patrick Surtain II and Riley Moss
— HollywoodVols (@HollywoodTitan) October 18, 2024
Moss, 24, was picked by the Broncos in the third round of last year’s NFL draft out of Iowa. Going into TNF, he had 39 tackles, five pass breakups, one interception and one forced fumble through his first six starts in the NFL.
