Football Why Signing Joe Mixon Is The Bengals Biggest Offseason Priority The Cincinnati Bengals must focus on keeping elite running back Joe Mixon in the fold. by Walker Aurand April 25, 2020 With round one of the 2020 NFL Draft in the books, we can sit back and say that for the majority of day one, it went as planned. Tua Tuagovialoa went to the Dolphins, the Jets and Giants drafted offensive linemen, and the Bengals took Joe Burrow. With Cincinnati getting the man that they and everyone presumed they wanted since the day his career concluded at LSU, their biggest offseason priority now isn’t what you would think it would be. Yes, they need to sign Joe. Not Burrow but rather Joe Mixon. Yahoo Sports Frank Schwab reported on April 15th that the Bengals and Mixon are prepared for a holdout if the sides can’t reach an agreement. Mixon has one year remaining on his rookie deal for this upcoming season. After back-to-back seasons of 1,100 yards at only 23 years of age and seeing Christian McCaffery getting a deal that made him the highest-paid running back in NFL history for $16 million per season, we can make a reasonable hypothesis that Mixon will want his fair compensation. But with the Bengals being known for making well… somewhat questionable decisions as a franchise when it comes to player personnel and signing free agents, history isn’t on their side. Forget that for a moment. If reports are surfacing from the Bengals front office that they’re prepared for a holdout, what does that tell us? It means they’re not confident they are going to be able to sign Mixon. So hardly 24 hours after singing their quarterback of the future, they want to make it even more difficult on him by potentially taking away the most crucial piece of their offense for him ….yeah, let’s see how that works. For better or worse, if Mixon does holdout, it won’t be an indictment against him but more so against the Bengals and their front office lacking a desire to make the moves necessary to show their fanbase and players the number one priority is winning. Post Views: 894 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Walker Aurand Latest posts by Walker Aurand (see all) A Look Ahead To Flyers Free Agency - May 15, 2020 A Look Ahead To Devils Free Agency - May 5, 2020 Way Too Early Look Ahead To Rangers Free Agency - May 1, 2020 Way too early look ahead to Islanders Free Agency - April 25, 2020 Related Topics#NFL #Bengals2020 NFL DraftCincinnati BengalsJoe BurrowJoe Mixon Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 Women in Sports Interview Series: It’s a sure bet with Philadelphia native, Erin Kate Dolan (VIDEO) by Denise Gonzalez | posted on March 17, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 More in Football You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Tea Time with Mel and Jay Ep. 8: Review of Netflix’s “7 Yards” Tea Time with Mel and Jay is a podcast where Melody and Jackie review... Jet Up; New York Jets select Mekhi Becton with 11th pick in 2020 NFL Draft Jet Up; A look at the rest of the Jets’ 2020 draft