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[Wes Mantooth]

They way overpaid Mixon.  I would have thought we would have gotten a discount paying a year early but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Fwiw, here is a breakdown of Joe Mixon vs. Chris Carson, which I think helps set the current RB market:

Seasons Played
Mixon - 4
Carson - 4

Games Played
Mixon - 50
Carson -45

Career Rushing Yards
Mixon - 3,359
Carson - 3,270

Career YPC
Mixon - 4.1
Carson - 4.6

Career Rushing Yards Per Game
Mixon - 67.1
Carson - 72.6

Career Rushing TD's
Mixon - 20
Carson - 21

Career Receiving Yards
Mixon - 1,008
Carson - 775

Career Receiving TD's
Mixon - 5
Carson - 7

Career Total TD's
Mixon - 25
Carson - 28

Contract
Mixon - 4 year entension for 48 million (12 mil per), with 10 million dollar signing bonus
Carson - 2 year deal (open market) for for 10.4 million (5.2 mil per), with a 4.5 million dollar signing bonus