Mike Thomas

Thomas signed with the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent in 2020, after spending his first four seasons with the L.A. Rams ... Used by the Rams as a key special teams contributor and rotational receiver ... Has 10 career receptions for 144 yards, along with nine tackles and a FF on special teams ... Has also seen action at KOR, with 10 returns for 195 yards ... Originally a sixth-round draft pick of the Rams in 2016 ... Brings familiarity with Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, who was Rams assistant wide receivers coach in 2017.

Thomas signed with the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent in 2020, after spending his first four seasons with the L.A. Rams ... Used by the Rams as a key special teams contributor and rotational receiver ... Has 10 career receptions for 144 yards, along with nine tackles and a FF on special teams ... Has also seen action at KOR, with 10 returns for 195 yards ... Originally a sixth-round draft pick of the Rams in 2016 ... Brings familiarity with Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, who was Rams assistant wide receivers coach in 2017.

Career transactions: Selected by L.A. Rams in sixth round of 2016 NFL Draft (206th overall) ... Signed with Rams on 6-10-16 ... Signed as unrestricted free agent with Cincinnati on 3-24-20.

2019 highlights: Played in all 16 games ... Caught two passes for 14 yards ... Recorded two tackles on special teams, along with one punt return for three yards.

Previous seasons: 2016—Played in 15 games as a rookie ... Inactive Dec. 24 vs. San Francisco ... Caught three passes for 37 yards ... Also had six tackles and a FF on special teams, along with nine kickoff returns for 180 yards ... Returned career-high six kickoffs for 118 yards, including career-long 41-yarder ... Caught first career pass (16 yards from Jared Goff) on Dec. 11 vs. Atlanta. 2017—Played in eight games (one start) ... Spent first four games on Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner list for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances ... Spent Game 5 on roster exemption, and was inactive for Games 7-9 ... Totaled five catches for 93 yards ... Had a tackle and a blocked punt on special teams, along with one kickoff return ... On Dec. 10 vs. Philadelphia, blocked a Donnie Jones punt, which was scooped up by the Rams' Blake Countess and returned 16 yards for a TD ... Made first career start on Dec. 31 vs. San Francisco, and notched career-highs in receptions (three) and receiving yards (75), and had a career long 50-yard catch ... Inactive for Wild Card Playoff vs. Atlanta. 2018—Played in one game (no statistics) ... Saw action in Game 1, inactive for Game 2, then placed on Reserve/Injured prior to Game 3 (Sept. 18).

College: Spent two seasons (2014-15) at Southern Mississippi, after beginning his career at College of Dupage ('12) outside Chicago and Dodge City Community College ('13) in Kansas ... As a senior at Southern Miss, hauled in 71 catches for school-record 1391 yards and 14 TDs ... Had eight 100-yard receiving games as a senior, and caught a TD in each of his final 10 games.

Personal: Hometown is Chicago, Ill. ... Attended DuSable High School on the south side of Chicago, where he scored a 29 combined TDs as a junior and senior ... Interdisciplinary Studies major at Southern Mississippi.