Thaddeus Moss Relying on Dad Randy's Advice at 2020 Combine

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"Tight end's been the one position, I've been playing football since the second grade, tight end's the one position I've played my whole life," Moss said Tuesday morning at the combine. "I started playing tight end and middle linebacker when I first started playing.


"I was too big to play receiver, so I've always been big," Moss added.


Moss announced Wednesday that he will not partake in any physical drills this week, choosing to hold off on that until LSU's Pro Day on April 3.


"When April 3rd comes, just competing with myself. I don't compete with others," Moss said. "Just putting my best foot forward and living with the results.


"Just the long, grueling season that we had. SEC West, physical games, our season just ended not too long ago," Moss added. "Trying to rest my body and rest my mind, put my best foot forward and put all my focus on the Pro Day."


Moss began his college career at North Carolina State, where he had six catches for 49 yards and a score in five games in 2016. He then transferred to LSU and sat out the 2017 season due to transfer rules, only to miss the 2018 season with a foot injury.


The 21-year-old Moss feels like his football career is just beginning, and he plays a position that is constantly evolving in the NFL.


It's been great. It's been such a big part of the offense," Moss said. "These two past two teams in the Super Bowl had the two best tight ends in the NFL [in Travis Kelce and George Kittle].


"Tight ends are really being utilized more and more and more, so it's great to see offenses use tight ends," Moss added.


You can be sure that Randy Moss will continue to give advice to his son as Thaddeus gets closer to the draft and eventually embarks on his rookie season in the NFL.


Want proof that the father and son share a close bond? When Randy Moss was inducted into the Hall of Fame in August of 2018, Thaddeus presented him. That meant helping his father slip into an iconic gold jacket and unveiling his bronze bust for the world to see.


"I was nervous. I'm not gonna sit here and lie to you," Thaddeus Moss said. "When he first told me [he was going into the Hall], that was the first thing he told me: 'I'm going to have you introduce me into the Hall of Fame.' And the next words out of his mouth were, 'You're not gonna have to do a speech or anything like that,' because he knows, at the time I was as nervous as could be.


Thaddeus also spoke in the video below as part of his father's enshrinement.