Having been waived on Friday, TE Thaddeus Moss may still have a bright future in Washington

When the news hit on Friday that UDFA Thaddeus Moss had been waived by the team, it was surprising to some, and an ‘I told you so’ moment for others, but the reactions may have been a bit premature. Tweets from some beat reporters hinted that the team might want to bring him back at some point, and talk soon turned to his struggles, not with talent, but with injury.

It was discovered at the Combine in February that Moss was suffering from a Jones fracture in his foot that required surgery, effectively dampening his draft value. The then-Redskins eventually signed him as a UDFA to join a motley crew of tight ends being assembled to compete for the roster spots that had been filled by Jordan…