NEW YORK — Former Dallas Cowboys standout Ezekiel Elliott was already a street free agent. Then the Minnesota Vikings cut Dalvin Cook. Now Joe Mixon has taken a pay cut to stay on the Cincinnati Bengals.
The running back market is in complete shambles as Saquon Barkley battles for a long-term contract with the Giants approaching Monday’s 4 p.m. deadline.
Mixon, 26, a three-time 1,000-yard rusher with a Super Bowl appearance, has played in 80 of 98 regular-season games over six years for Cincy. The $12 million average annual value on his contract ranks him fifth among all NFL backs — in the same range Barkley is aiming to join.
