Cincinnati Bengals Depth Chart
- AFC North
- Stadium
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Head Coach
- Zac Taylor
- Offensive Coordinator
- Brian Callahan
- Defensive Coordinator
- Lou Anarumo
- Special Teams Coach
- Darrin Simmons
- Defensive Scheme
- 4-3
Former Washington Football Team tight end Thaddeus Moss, the son of Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss, has been claimed by the Cincinnati Bengals off waivers, according to a source. The former LSU star will be reunited with quarterback Joe Burrow and profiles as a low-risk, possible high-reward pickup. The Bengals were interested in signing Moss last year after he went undrafted. Moss spent his rookie season in the NFL on Injured Reserve due to a foot injury that required surgery. In his senior season at LSU, he caught 47 passes for 570 yards and four touchdowns. Moss will have a chance to compete for a roster spot this summer behind C.J. Uzomah and Drew Sample, depending on what the team does at the position in the draft.
The Washington Football Team released tight end Thaddeus Moss, the son of Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss, on Friday. Moss signed with Washington as an undrafted free agent after last year's draft, and the team was hoping he could develop into a complementary tight end. However, Moss missed part of the summer with a foot injury after doctors discovered that he had fractured his fifth metatarsal bone in his foot, which required surgery and almost eight weeks of recovery time. But one source said his release was more about numbers at the position than past injuries. Moss had 47 catches for 570 yards and four touchdowns for LSU in 2019. Washington also released defensive lineman Caleb Brantley, running backs Michael Warren and Javon Leake and wide receiver Emanuel Hall.
The Cincinnati Bengals released running back Giovani Bernard on Wednesday after he asked for his release, according to a source. The Bengals had asked him to take a pay cut two weeks into free agency, which hurt his chances of landing with another team. However, the 29-year-old pass-catching back should land on his feet rather quickly on the open market. With Bernard now out of the picture, the Bengals will move forward with Samaje Perine as the direct backup to Joe Mixon, but expect the team to address the position during this month's draft. Bernard has played all eight of his NFL seasons in Cincy after he was a second-round pick in 2013. He has 3,697 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns while also catching 342 passes for 2,867 yards and 11 touchdowns in 115 career games. Bernard started a career-high 10 games in 2020 with Mixon injured. It'll depend on where he lands, but Bernard hasn't been much more than an RB3/flex in PPR leagues in recent seasons.
Cincinnati Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin said that the team won't sell the No. 5 overall pick in this year's draft and risk missing out on a top-tier talent. The Bengals are in an enviable position with the option of sitting tight at five overall to take one of the top non-quarterback talents or trading down if the opportunity arises. "We feel there are enough guys with the fifth pick in the draft to get a real guy that we feel comfortable with. And hits in a position of need," Tobin said. LSU wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, Oregon left tackle Penei Sewell and Florida tight end Kyle Pitts are the three players most often linked to the Bengals at No. 5. All three would fill positions of need for the Bengals, too. The Bengals like the offensive line depth in this draft, so they could be leaning towards Chase or Pitts if they remain in the fifth spot later this month.
The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed wide receiver Mike Thomas to an undisclosed deal on Friday. Thomas caught a career-high 13 passes for 132 yards and one touchdown for the team last year in 14 games (no starts). The 26-year-old was a sixth-round draft pick out of Southern Mississippi in 2016 by the Los Angeles Rams. He spent the first four seasons of his career with the Rams, compiling 10 catches on 21 targets for 144 yards and no touchdowns in 40 games (one start). Thomas will return and give the Bengals receiver depth behind Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd and Auden Tate. He'll battle for playing time as the fourth wideout with Stanley Morgan Jr., but unless an injury forces Thomas into regular playing time, he'll be off the fantasy radar.