Thaddeus Moss did not advance too far down the waiver priority list. The Bengals placed a successful claim on the former UDFA tight end Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets.
Washington waived the second-generation pass catcher last week, doing so after Moss spent his would-be rookie season on IR. Now, the former LSU tight end will reunite with Joe Burrow. Both played their final college seasons in 2019, when the current Bengals quarterback soared to the Heisman Trophy while piloting a passing attack that included Moss, Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, Terrace Marshall Jr. and Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
The son of Randy Moss, Thaddeus has yet to play a regular-season down in the NFL. Washington waived him with an injury designation ahead of last season, and he passed through waivers to the team’s IR list.
A North Carolina State transfer, Thaddeus Moss contributed to Burrow’s 60-touchdown pass total in 2019. The 6-foot-3 junior caught 47 passes for 570 yards and four touchdowns. Two of those TDs came in LSU’s championship victory over Clemson. Moss declared for the draft after that season but was not selected in 2020.
This move proves interesting due to the Bengals’ tight end situation and the prospect of it preceding a full-on LSU passing-game reunion. The Bengals have been linked to Chase with their No. 5 overall pick. Burrow is believed to be in favor of a Chase reunion. Cincinnati has Drew Sample and C.J. Uzomah on its roster, but a flier on Moss makes sense.
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Yessss! I wanted the Bengals to draft him anyway and this might be his best chance for success per his history with burrow
Moss came out too early for the draft. He’s got great physical tools, but he still needs so much work to be a complete NFL tight end, or at least one who demands meaningful snaps. Hopefully Burrow’s familiarity with him helps, but Moss really would benefitted more from spending another year polishing his blocking and routes before declaring for the draft.
FWIW the Bengals are set on their 2-deep at TE so he won’t be rushed into action. Hopefully he can develop his blocking on ST and in part time action
If Bengals can get Penei Sewell and then draft Terrance Marshall Jr in the second round they will have a solid offence. Sewell should be a huge upgrade at LT, and then Moss and Marshall two targets Burrow knows well from college, plus Joe Mixon RB, Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd at WR. That would be a great way to start the draft then go heavy on defence
Moss would be practice squad at best ….
Disagree. It’s more likely than not that Miss is on the Week 1 roster.