With the NFL draft less than two weeks away, teams around the league are evaluating their current rosters before making decisions on incoming rookies. For the Bengals, that means taking a hard look at one of the team’s longest-tenured players.
Joe Mixon has two years remaining on his four-year, $48 million contract, yet he’s no guarantee to remain on the roster for long. That’s because the team is reportedly negotiating a pay cut for the veteran running back, according to The Athletic‘s Paul Dehner Jr. If he doesn’t accept taking less money, the team is likely to release him.
Mixon, 26, has spent his entire career with Cincinnati after being selected by the team in the second round of the 2017 draft. He’s currently facing a charge of aggravated menacing following a road rage incident from January, when Mixon allegedly pointed a gun at a woman in a threatening manner. Charges were initially filed on Feb. 2 and dismissed the next day, though police refiled on April 7 following further investigation.
