Moss restructures final year of contract

[*pally*]

#Bengals RB Zack Moss agreed to a reoworked final year of his contract to get guaranteed money and security in a deal done by his agents Jamal Tooson and Kate Ferrara.

Moss is recovering from a neck injury that cut last season short. Clearly the team is confident in his return. pic.twitter.com/0np3SAv6jH

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) April 21, 2025

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

Moss looked terrible last year. I was really hoping that they'd just accept it as a failed signing and move on.

Guess that means don't look for them to take a RB in the draft at all.

[phil413]

So are they raising his guarantee but lowering his base? I guess that's a little bit of savings and one less position to "have to" draft though there could be solid value late. I guess with 6 picks that's not a bad thing especially if they don't trade down any.

[QueenCity]

Surprising I thought he was cooked.

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(11 hours ago)phil413 Wrote: So are they raising his guarantee but lowering his base?  I guess that's a little bit of savings and one less position to "have to" draft though there could be solid value late.  I guess with 6 picks that's not a bad thing especially if they don't trade down any.

Agreed. I thought Moss was OK last year, but he is certainly not RB1. He and Perine are decentbackups, but neither is explosive at all. 

Despite some good prospects in the draft, picking a RB with our IOL in its current state never made much sense to me. But what do I know?

[jj22]

Going from no guarantees to guaranteed money all but locks his roster spot in. Odd.

Most definitely can be taken as no rb in the draft now. Why else make this move?

I thought he was too similar to Perine to stick around. 

Herbert looked like a better fit for the offense. 

[*bfine32*]

I'd have to see the numbers before I give the thumbs up or down

Either way I don't think it really moves a needle.

[phil413]

(10 hours ago)jj22 Wrote: Going from no guarantees to guaranteed money all but locks his roster spot in. Odd.

Most definitely can be taken as no rb in the draft now. Why else make this move?

I thought he was too similar to Perine to stick around. 

Herbert looked like a better fit for the offense. 

https://overthecap.com/player/zack-moss/8826

This may ger updated soon but it matches the 4.8M going around in the articles.  So his old hit is 1.5M guaranteed not zero.  If they're pretty sure he's coming back maybe they got him to give up 1M in a paycut as long as say 500k is guaranteed.  Remember, they hate dead money. 

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(10 hours ago)bfine32 Wrote: I'd have to see the numbers before I give the thumbs up or down

Either way I don't think it really moves a needle.

No. Not really. But 8t tells us they think he will be able to play. And that a RB is probably off the table in the draft. 

If we want to carry 4, Dobbins/Chubb in FA works for me. 

[Nicomo Cosca]

[reuben.ahmed]

(10 hours ago)QueenCity Wrote: Surprising I thought he was cooked.

I think he is cooked, and the Bengals somehow are playing PR instead of trying to win a superbowl.

[Luvnit2]

(8 hours ago)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: No. Not really. But 8t tells us they think he will be able to play. And that a RB is probably off the table in the draft. 

If we want to carry 4, Dobbins/Chubb in FA works for me. 

Those guys are likely a minimum of 5 million a year. The draft is loaded with guys we can get in round 6 who are 3rd or 4th round values. Teams only carry so many and this may be the biggest draft on overall RB picks in a very long time.

If we wait, we may be able to grab an undrafted RB. It may not make sense to pay the extra money for teh vet, the same vets who also do not play special teams.

[Luvnit2]

(8 hours ago)reuben.ahmed Wrote: I think he is cooked, and the Bengals somehow are playing PR instead of trying to win a superbowl.

I would hope if he is cooked, they would have agreed to an injury settlement. I fully guaranteed 1 year deal is the opposite of FO thinking he is cooked, but hey I guess you checked your medical reports and have it figured out.

Maybe just maybe the team has a little more info and insight than us fans.

[NATI BENGALS]

That's good. I take that as a sign he is healthy. Brown, Perine, and Moss is a very capable trio. We will still add competition. But knowing Moss is back allows the toss up draft picks where talent is equal and positional roster need is the determining factor, to go a different direction than RB. And I'm cool with that.

[BoomerFan]

I don't remember Moss being as bad as everyone says but I never looked very closely either. Was his pass blocking bad too?

[reuben.ahmed]

(7 hours ago)Luvnit2 Wrote: I would hope if he is cooked, they would have agreed to an injury settlement. I fully guaranteed 1 year deal is the opposite of FO thinking he is cooked, but hey I guess you checked your medical reports and have it figured out.

Maybe just maybe the team has a little more info and insight than us fans.

Until the bengals win a superbowl I don't trust their insight, lol.

Moss was a 3.3 YPC last year in 8 games. This is just them saying we don't want to look for another RB right now, maybe. When I say cooked, I didn't really mean his injury is going to stop him from playing well, he stopped himself when healthy.

Because someone has been doing something for a long time doesn't always equate to they are good at what they do. Because someone is in a power position does not equate to they are good at what they do. I think if you look historically, people will say the Bengals FO is bad a their job! lol.

[FormerlyBengalRugby]

I would be concerned if the Bengals did not have Perine.

Moss as a #3 does not move the needle, just covers a base in the draft, which is okay since the Bengals only have 6 picks.

[Sled21]

If it was going to be one or the other, I would have preferred to keep Herbert and let Moss go.