NFL fans are only just realizing who running back Zack Moss is related to and claim it 'changes everything'

NFL fans have only just realized that Indianapolis Colts star Zack Moss is related to ex-NFL wide receiver Santana Moss.

The Colts running back has been enjoying the spotlight in what seems to be a breakout season for the 25-year-old.

Zack Moss has become the leader of Indianapolis' backfield amid Jonathan Taylor's potential departure from the team.

And the ex-Utah standout has been thriving in the role, rushing for 210 yards and a touchdown on 48 carries in two games.

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He also added a score and 42 receiving yards in the passing game on six receptions.

With Moss making the headlines for two straight weeks, stories and facts about the running back started to come out at a higher pace.

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One of them is his relationship with the Washington Commanders icon, who is the Colts runner's cousin.

And that reveal left some NFL fans in shock.

"Why did I not know Zack Moss is cousins with Santana Moss until today? This changes EVERYTHING," one wrote.

"I can’t help but think better of Zack now than before I heard this news. It’s impossible not to," another added.

"Officially trading for him in all my [fantasy] leagues," a third said.

"This would have changed my whole opinion of him when he was on the Bills," one wrote.

Zack Moss' family links to Santana Moss also make him one of Super Bowl XLII champion Sinorice Moss' cousins.

Interestingly, the Colts running back is also blood relatives with Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Patrick Peterson, who is his second cousin.

Zack Moss has 10 touchdowns and 1,492 rushing yards on 349 carries in 41 regular-season games.