Joe Mixon is widely known as a running back who has played for the Oklahoma Sooners. He was a talented 5 star recruit considered the top pick by sports tabloids and ranking websites. However, after a series of debates and questions about his character, he was selected in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. Through June 2017, he signed a 4-year contract with the Bengals worth $5.45M with a $2.81M guarantee and a $2.10M signing bonus.
He was born in Oakley, San Francisco, California on July 24, 1996 to Alise and John Mixon and he has five siblings. The talented young man played both basketball and football in his high school.
Joe Mixon received his high school education at Freedom High School. He spent 3 years with the Falcons as a starter and did a wonderful job. In his junior year, he amassed 1,443 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns on 201 carries and gracefully finished his senior year with 1,704 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns on 226 carries.
His basketball prowess did not disappoint as he averaged 12.2 PPG and a 57% free throw percentage, which meant 79 field goals in all 19 games he participated in. His contributions saw his team go 22-2 overall and win 10-0 in the league that season.
Upon graduation, he was courted by 47 colleges including UCLA, Alabama, etc. from which he selected Oklahoma University and played for the Oklahoma Sooners.
Mixon’s stint with the Oklahoma Sooners has begunJoe Mixon was beaten on camera by Amelia Molitor, resulting in the team’s one-year suspension. When he came back the next season, he had a 76-yard touchdown reception that ranks as one of the longest ever caught by a freshman running back for the Sooners.
He went on to record his highest score ever for The Sooners with 31 bringing 263 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, with 4 receptions for 114 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns he earned in the game against Texas Tech. He also contributed to his team’s victory in the Sugar Bowl, with 91 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, five receptions and 89 yards in the game against Auburn.
Professionally, Joe Mixon was drafted 48th overall in the 2nd round of the 2017 NFL draft, despite not initially receiving an invitation to the combine from the NFL. The Bengals arranged his combine tests and then offered him a deal with the team. Due to heated debates over his recruitment, he only played 14 games, 7 of which started with rushing for 626 yards, 4 touchdowns and 30 pass receptions for 287 yards, with 3 recovering from forced fumbles and 2 losing his first season record with the team.
In 2018, despite his injuries, he was able to record 179 yards in rushes, 1 touchdown, 6 receptions in 2 games played. The running back player is worth an estimated $2 million with an annual salary of $1.36 million.
Joe Mixon revealed in an interview that he was a single parent of a single mother, Alisa Smith, and that he had two brothers and three sisters who looked up to him. There aren’t many details about his entire family as he rarely talks much about his background and family. He is not in any known relationship at the moment. He appears to be focused on his career and rebuilding his already battered image, which has been tarnished by bad publicity, led to his physical injury.
Joe Mixon has the frame, construction and projectionelite attribute of a returning NFL. He stands at 6ft 1in and has a weight of 100kg which allows him to glide smoothly through the backcourt. A style that has drawn some comparisons to players like Le’Veon Andrew Bell running back for Pittsburgh Steelers.
The young talent stepped in after pleading guilty to assault by wife Amelia Roe Molitor in July 2016. The event took place on July 25, 2014 – the day after his 18th birthday – at a restaurant in Norman, Oklahoma. He was caught on camera in a heated argument with Molitor, which prompted her to punch him. And in retaliation, Joe Mixon hit her head and slammed her face on a table, resulting in broken jawbones, for which the young lady underwent corrective surgery.
He was serving a one-year sentence of 100 hours of community service and was made to undergo behavioral counseling sessions. He was fined $1,200 and suspended for an entire football season.
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