Bengals wanted to sign Moss to join Burrow, he chose Redskins for one simple reason

It would've been nice to see Moss reunited with Joe. But I give him props for sticking to his guns and being loyal to signing with the first team that called him.

He's a hard worker with grit and will have a big chip on his shoulder with something to prove. I wouldn't bet against him. Will never forget his contributions to our championship run. Fingers crossed he can stay healthy and have a nice NFL career.

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When the NFL draft had ended with his name still uncalled, Moss said his emotions "were all over the place," the whole thing "a slap in the face." So when his agent called shortly after with the names of three teams who wanted to sign him, all he cared about was who called first. Which is how the TE from LSU chose the Washington Redskins.

It didn't matter that one of the other two teams was New England, where his father once starred and a team that had built Super Bowl champion offenses around tight ends. Nor was he interested in the other team, Cincinnati, which had just drafted his college QB, Joe Burrow. Neither had phoned before the Redskins. Neither could have wanted him as much. "That's what I was going to go with and stick with."

"I put a lot of work in, years of football. We went undefeated and won a national championship, and I played my best ball in my biggest games, so I definitely felt it was a slap in the face not getting drafted and having kickers and punters and special teams guys getting picked over me."

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