And then there's this:
"What's not to like about Joe?" asks center Trey Hopkins. "Look at what he's done or us the last two years. He's earned every penny."
Mixon isn't carrying a torch for his position, he says. Carrying the ball is important enough.
"I'm not here to prove anybody wrong. I'm just trying to prove (the Bengals) right for why they paid me. That's what I do," Mixon said. "That's what I love to do. I'm here to play the game. I love the game, and I love being here as a Bengal. I love my teammates and just being able to have this opportunity, I've got to be able to produce so they get that narrative out of everybody's head, and just try to help the young guys and show them how it's supposed to be done."
There's no formula for this. When Mixon is out of the game, but not really, and is stalking Taylor on the sidelines. And Taylor loves it.
"I like guys that like football," Taylor said. "If you're asking me questions about the scheme and what's going on on the field, I'll never turn that away."
After he agreed to the deal Tuesday, there was a scene that conjured up images of the Chad Johnson days. After a drill, Mixon sat next to Bengals president Mike Brown in his golf cart. Mixon wanted to thank him and Brown wanted to counsel him.
"The first thing he told me was it is a great thing for you and make sure you take care of your money," Mixon recalled. "Make sure you put it in all the right places you need to. I know you've got a big family, take care of them, at the same time you have to be smart with it. At the same time, he valued me as a great player and he's definitely excited to have me over these next four or five years."
It turns out one team's value can be another number crunched.
Where's the column for this? The selfie Elizabeth Blackburn snapped with Mixon, her mother and uncle after the deal was done? What's the factor of putting the smile on a franchise?
"(I've) never seen smiles so big on their faces. I think it was cool," Mixon said. "It's definitely a great moment, but I'm looking to bring an even bigger one and bringing a Super Bowl here possibly one day. That's what I'm here for and what I'm trying to do for them."
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