Bengals should reunite Joe Burrow with UDFA Thaddeus Moss

The Cincinnati Bengals should go get Thaddeus Moss.

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LSU tight end Thaddeus Moss is one of the biggest stories of the 2020 NFL draft after an unexpected fall into undrafted free agency.

And the Cincinnati Bengals shouldn’t take long to reunite him with Joe Burrow.

Moss, a tight end with a legendary last name, was a big part of Burrow and LSU’s sprint to the national title last year. He caught 47 passes for 570 yards and four scores along the way.

We don’t know the “why” behind Moss’ fall, but here’s what NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein had to say:

“Family lineage and brand awareness playing with Joe Burrow and LSU make it easy to overshoot expectations for Moss as a dynamic pass-catcher, but tape study shows he’s actually more skilled as a run blocker. He has great hands and good body control, but he’s an average athlete who benefited from rub routes and off coverage to find plenty of open-window catches. He will get after it as a run blocker, using above-average technique and an impressive ability to strain and sustain against bigger opponents. He could struggle to uncover against tight man, but his hybrid TE/H-back versatility and run-blocking prowess could lock him into a TE3 role.”

The Bengals are fine at tight end with C.J. Uzomah and Drew Sample, to name the top two on a surprisingly deep position.

But at this point — it couldn’t hurt.

Making and keeping Burrow happy is key and Moss was widely considered to at least be draftable. Why not bring the LSU connection to Cincinnati?

UPDATE: Moss elected to sign with the Washington Redskins, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter:

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