The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed wide receiver Mike Thomas to an undisclosed one-year deal on Thursday, according to a source. Thomas will return for a third season in Cincinnati after spending the first four seasons of his career with the Los Angeles Rams. The 27-year-old had only five receptions for 52 yards on 11 targets in 12 games (one start) for the Bengals last year, and he has a total of 18 catches on 32 targets for 184 yards and one touchdown in his two seasons in Cincinnati in 26 games played. Thomas will continue to provide receiver depth for the Bengals while also playing a factor on special teams. He's off the fantasy radar.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receivers Auden Tate (calf) and Mike Thomas (illness) missed practice all week and are doubtful to suit up in Week 13 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Rookie running back Chris Evans (ankle) also missed practice all week and is doubtful. Tate and Thomas have been scarcely used in 2021 as No. 4 receiving options behind rookie Ja'Marr Chase, Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins, so they weren't exactly on the fantasy radar to begin with. With both Tate and Thomas likely out Sunday, Stanley Morgan should see a slight uptick in snaps played. Evans has just nine carries for 41 yards rushing and has caught 10 of his 11 targets for 127 yards and one touchdown as the No. 3 RB behind Joe Mixon and Samaje Perine.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receivers Auden Tate (calf) and Mike Thomas (illness) both missed practice on Wednesday. Tate and Thomas have been battling for snaps as the No. 4 receiver behind rookie Ja'Marr Chase, Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins all season long, but Tate hasn't been available since Week 7. He's caught three of four targets for 39 yards and one touchdown in seven games, while Thomas has five receptions for 52 yards on eight targets in eight games. Neither has been fantasy relevant in this crowded receiving corps. If both Tate and Thomas are unavailable in Week 13 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Stanley Morgan would be Cincy's No. 4 wideout.
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.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Mike Thomas (groin) underwent a groin procedure and is out indefinitely, according to head coach Sean McVay. Thomas had only five catches for 93 yards in eight games for the Rams in 2017 and was nowhere near the fantasy radar.
The Los Angeles Rams announced on Monday that wide receiver Mike Thomas had passed his physical and was removed from the Physically Unable to Perform List. Thomas was a special teams standout last year and slotted for a bigger role in the passing game this season, but he was issued a 4-game suspension by the league this summer for performance-enhancing drugs and showed up to training camp with a hamstring injury. Head coach Sean McVay has spoken positively of Thomas as a possible deep threat and said that the team is excited to have him back.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Mike Thomas has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Thomas caught just three passes for 37 yards in his rookie year in 2016 and may not make the final roster out of training camp after this news.
