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Randy Moss’ Son, Former Cincinnati Bengals TE And LSU National Championship Hero Suddenly Retires At 26
Sam Greene-USA TODAY Sports

Former Cincinnati Bengals tight end Thaddeus Moss, son of NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss, released a statement on his social media Monday announcing his intention to end his football playing career. Moss was a major part of LSU’s 2019 National Championship.

Thaddeus Moss played a major role in LSU’s most recent title

According to CBS Sports, Moss played some of his best football in the college football playoff for the 2019 season. One of his scores helped quarterback Joe Burrow clinch a record:

Moss scored two touchdowns, a single game career high, on five catches for 36 yards. He also was targeted eight times as quarterback Joe Burrow put a topper on his record-breaking season with a 42-25 win in the national title game. In fact, Moss’ second touchdown of the evening, a four-yard score, gave Burrow the FBS record for most passing touchdowns in a season with 59.

Meanwhile, Moss’ first touchdown of the night came right before halftime to extend LSU’s lead to 28-17. All of this follows up his career day against Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl semifinal in which he had four catches for 99

The tight end left LSU to enter the 2020 NFL Draft but went undrafted. He signed with the Washington Football Team for the 2020 season. He rejoined his LSU teammates Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase with the Cincinnati Bengals for the 2021 season. The Bengals released him in September 2022.

Moss spent 2023 with the Birmingham Stallions in the USFL. In the CFL, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats recently cut him during training camp in February.

Moss hinted his career might be winding down when he posted on his X account on Friday that “Football can’t last forever.”

Moss, a former Cincinnati Bengals TE, retired

On Monday afternoon, Moss announced his plans to retire at 26:

It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over. Thank You #Retired

Fans wish Moss the best

This article first appeared on Gridiron Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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