For much of the offseason, the fate of star running back Joe Mixon with the Cincinnati Bengals was largely unknown with some speculating that the team would choose to move on from Mixon given his contract situation and the current running backs market. But it looks like he’s going to be staying with the team.
According to a report from Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Joe Mixon is taking a pay cut to stay with the Cincinnati Bengals next season on a restructured contract.
“Mixon and the Bengals have agreed to a new deal that will pay him a base salary of just under $6 million with incentives that could earn him up to $8 million a league source tells PFT,” Florio wrote for Pro Football Talk.
“Although Mixon had been due more than $9 million this season, that was non-guaranteed, and Mixon decided it was better to re-work his contract now than to risk finding himself in the same place as Dalvin Cook and Ezekiel Elliott, two running backs who were released from their pricey contracts this offseason and are currently free agents.”
It’s pretty major news for the Bengals, and the NFL world had plenty to say about it on social media.
Rare you see a running back not be delusional these days. W mixon. Take 📝 https://t.co/4lldL0GPsp
— KFLeXin (@1KFLeXin) July 15, 2023
RB is dead https://t.co/aUtCqspuCV
— Aokiji クザン 🇵🇸 (@DukeOfZamunda) July 15, 2023
Sucks that this is what the media narrative does to people https://t.co/iBDGqRklVX
— not (@miteshdesai) July 15, 2023
I mean. https://t.co/JsqOytT2Zj
— Chels ✨🎙️ (@ChelsIsRight) July 15, 2023
Market is set for vet RBs now. Signings will happen soon.
— Ben Matthews (@I_am_Bayn) July 15, 2023
After his allegations this summer Idk if he really had a choice but to stay their and take a pay cut. 🤨
— wings, man (@IvanIdahomie) July 15, 2023
It will certainly be interesting to see how this plays out for the Bengals.
