The Bengals wasted no time in replacing Joe Mixon.
Zack Moss will be Cincinati’s new running back after signing him to a two-year, $8 million deal, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero reported late Monday night.
Moss is coming off the best season of his career, rushing for a career-high 794 yards in 14 games – eight of which were starts – and recording five touchdowns with the Colts in 2023.
Moss had played two-plus seasons for the Bills before ending up in Indy.
The move ends Mixon’s time in Cincy after seven seasons, which included four 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
Mixon was released by the Bengals on Monday night as well, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.
Mixon ran for 1,034 yards and nine touchdowns last season with the Bengals.
There had been some thought that Mixon would have been cut last season, but worked with the Bengals to redo his contract for 2023 and 2024, which would have had him owed $6 million for the upcoming season.
The move freed up $6.1 million in cap space, though some of that went into signing Moss.
Mixon, who was drafted in the second round of the 2017 draft, helped the Bengals reach the Super Bowl during the 2021 season and made the Pro Bowl that campaign.
He sits third in franchise history in rushing yards, second in carries and sixth in total touchdowns.
“He’s always played a big role for us and been a durable guy for us and a physical runner for us and always been available,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said about Mixon, according to The Athletic. “He’s one of those guys — this last season it was him, Sam Hubbard, Josh Tupou and Tyler Boyd were the last four from when I walked into the building. I always look at Joe Mixon very fondly and appreciate everything that he does for us.”
Mixon enters a crowded running back landscape this offseason.
And the 27-year-old is getting a late jump into the water.
2024-03-12 03:58:35
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