{"id":1543279,"date":"2022-12-20T16:40:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T21:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1543279"},"modified":"2022-12-20T16:40:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T21:40:54","slug":"joe-mixon-contract-samaje-perine-can-save-bengals-7-35-million-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/joe-mixon-contract-samaje-perine-can-save-bengals-7-35-million-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Mixon Contract: Samaje Perine Can Save the Bengals $7.35 Million in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Joe Mixon is part of the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals'<\/a>\u00a0three-headed monster on offense \u2014 along with\u00a0quarterback Joe Burrow<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 that has made the unit the No. 5 scoring offense in the league in 2022. As good as the offense had been, several factors have combined this season that might make the team re-evaluate the Joe Mixon contract situation this offseason. Between the offensive play-calling, the emergence of backup Samaje Perine, and the Bengals' salary cap future, this could be the running back's last season under the current Joe Mixon contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Joe Mixon contract has one year and a team option left<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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California native Joe Mixon<\/a>\u00a0went to Oklahoma in 2014 to play college football but ran into controversy when the team suspended him for his entire freshman season. The punishment followed a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from a “physical altercation with a woman,” per\u00a0Bleacher Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mixon returned to the Sooners in 2015 and played for two years in Norman. In that time, he rushed for 2,027 yards on 300 carries, caught 65 balls for 894 yards, and scored 26 total touchdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Mixon offered NFL teams first-round talent and production, his suspension gave some teams pause. However, the Bengals felt comfortable selecting him No. 48 overall in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a second-round pick, the initial Joe Mixon contract was a four-year, $2.56 million deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his first three NFL seasons, Mixon became one of the top backs in the league, with 3,801 yards from scrimmage and 21 touchdowns. These numbers led the Bengals to offer their star RB a lucrative extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next Joe Mixon contract was a four-year, $48,000,000 deal with $10,000,000 guaranteed and an average annual value of $12,000,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, Mixon has an $8,000,000 base salary, $2,000,000 in prorated signing bonus, a $470,589 roster bonus, a $200,000 workout bonus, and $750,000 from a prior restructuring. That gives the RB an $11,420,589 cap hit with an $8,450,000 dead cap number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, Mixon's base jumps up to $9,400,000 plus bonuses for a $12,850,000 cap hit and a $5,500,000 dead cap value. The following season, the Bengals have a team option for an extra season with a $9,683,205 plus bonuses for a $13,133,205 cap hit and a $2,750,000 dead cap number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This season, Mixon's $11.4 million cap hit is third for RBs in the NFL, behind only Ezekiel Elliott ($18.2) and Dalvin Cook ($11.8). His 6.23% of the Bengals salary cap is the seventh-highest in the NFL for his position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do the Bengals need Mixon?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Samaje Perine continues to score touchdowns! @samajp32<\/a>

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