09-02-2020, 08:09 AM
(09-01-2020, 09:03 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Of course he wanted to be here. He just got 19.2 mil dollars in guaranteed money instead having to play on a 1.2 mil contract.
Just because these guys sign early deals that isn't a great indication that they wanted to be here more than anywhere else.
Now if he hits free agency and there's competing offers then that tells you something. This tells me nothing, other than that he just got paid big time.
He said prior to this deal he wanted to be here. In fact, he has stated he wants to be a Bengal his entire career and retire a Bengal. That's pretty much an indication he's happy here and wants to be here. I think the only way this deal bites us is if he gets injured, and that's a risk on any deal.
And on the homepage:
https://www.bengals.com/news/mixon-bengals-keep-it-all-in-the-family
Quote:For those eight months, Shaffer says, Mixon's marching orders were simple. Do what you have to do to keep me with the Bengals. "He loves it there," Schaffer said on this very big day for his own family out in Denver. "Joe's all about family and ever since he was drafted they've made him feel like family. That's matters to him. Joe can't tell me the name of a club in Cincinnati. Probably the only restaurant he can name in Cincinnati is Pappadeaux's. He really is a homebody. He just likes to spend time with his family."
