Late Monday evening, the Bengals double-dipped with some news, with reports that they were releasing veteran RB Joe Mixon and had agreed to terms with RB Zack Moss. Moss’s deal with the Bengals is for two years and $8M. Unless and until other moves are made, he is the presumed starter in Cincinnati ahead of Chase Brown, who figures to handle more of the pass-catching duties.
Let’s examine the immediate implications and fantasy football impact of Moss agreeing to terms with the Bengals.
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Zack Moss Agrees to Deal With Cincinnati Bengals
Moss parlayed his starting stint last year with the Colts into a possible starting gig with the Bengals. In the seven games he started and played at least 50% of the snaps, he finished with 21.1 touches and 98.5 total yards per game.
Moss should handle the early downs in Cincinnati this season after ranking 15th in missed tackles forced per attempt and 18th in yards after contact per attempt last year (per Fantasy Points Data). Chase Brown could eat into his pass game work as Moss was only 41st in yards per route run and 48th in targets per route run.
Zack Moss in, Joe Mixon out in Cincy pic.twitter.com/ERm3W2zUNj
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Even if his passing game usage is capped, being the early down back on one of the league’s best offenses still puts him in the RB2/3 conversation.
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