08-03-2020, 09:04 AM
Seems like almost every time a veteran gets a contract extension from theBengals it is finalized at the start of training camp.
2019 was the first time in his career that Mixon had stayed healthy enough to play 16 games. He is set to make $1.2 million on the final year of his rookie deal. And next offseason there will be a bunch of big name RBs on the free agent market. Unless the Bengals are only offering peanuts Joe would be crazy to pass on a long term deal, he would get a huge chunk in his pocket immediately as a signing bonus.
4 year at $35 million woudl make him close to top five in RB salary. But the Bengals have surprised me with the way they have overpaid some guys recently.
2019 was the first time in his career that Mixon had stayed healthy enough to play 16 games. He is set to make $1.2 million on the final year of his rookie deal. And next offseason there will be a bunch of big name RBs on the free agent market. Unless the Bengals are only offering peanuts Joe would be crazy to pass on a long term deal, he would get a huge chunk in his pocket immediately as a signing bonus.
4 year at $35 million woudl make him close to top five in RB salary. But the Bengals have surprised me with the way they have overpaid some guys recently.
