Joe Mixon

A foot/ankle condition compounded by infection wiped out the 2025 season and required additional surgery; Mixon has told former Bengals teammates he considers his career over, and no team has signed him months into free agency.

Mixon remains an unrestricted free agent with a stagnant market; without a signing there is no depth chart, scheme, or workload to evaluate for 2026.

In his last extended action (2024), Mixon carried a genuine three-down role — a 64% backfield carry share paired with a passing-game role that expanded to an 11% target share and up to 71% snaps in the playoffs — so a cleared, healthy signing would carry real weekly-role upside.