Mixon contract restructure finalizing

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(07-16-2023, 06:55 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: This is great news. Good move by Mixon sticking around to play for a winner and sticking with the team that gave him a shot.

I'm happy to still have him on our team and now at a way friendlier price. He is a good player. I wouldn't mind prolonging his career by giving other RBs more snaps. I think we can have multiple productive RBs. I wonder if the new lower salary means they will be more willing to spread the workload out?

Being a bit more pessimistic, I think it's more that he saw how guys like Elliott and Cook are still sitting out there in FA, knowing he probably has to take this deal or risk getting even lower on the open market and/or potentially even sitting some/most of the season.

This feels more like the Bengals made him aware of the situation and offered him a deal, so he and his agent assessed the RB situation and made a decision to help ensure stability rather than take a risk on the open market.