CBS: If Cincinnati loses running back Joe Mixon, free-agent hopefuls JK Dobbins and others might take his position.
Why, therefore, would the Bengals think about cutting Mixon? In the middle of March, the seasoned RB is expected to receive a $3 million roster bonus. Additionally, he would pay roughly $8.85 million in salary in 2024.
With a year left on his current contract with the Bengals, Mixon is under contract after agreeing to a contract restructuring in July.
Cincinnati may search for someone who is anticipated to make less than Mixon when NFL free agency begins on March 11, making him a cap casualty.
Former Ohio State Buckeyes star and Baltimore Ravens running back JK Dobbins has three possible destinations in his career, including the Bengals, according to Jordan Dajani of CBS Sports.
As a rookie in 2020, Dobbins amassed 805 running yards, nine touchdowns, and 120 receiving yards. However, a damaged ACL kept him out of the 2021 campaign. Despite playing in eight games in 2022, he sustained a second knee injury. Plus, in the first week of the previous season, he tore his Achilles.
If the Ravens had had Lamar Jackson at quarterback in January 2023, Dobbins claimed they would have won their playoff game in Cincinnati. Jackson was hurt, and Tyler Huntley took his place.
In the Baltimore Ravens’ 38-3 victory against Cincinnati in January 2021, the team’s last regular-season game of 2020, Dobbins amassed 160 rushing yards on 13 carries.