Joe Mixon
Houston Texans, Running Back
Age: 28-129d (Jul 24, 1996)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Oklahoma
Drafted: Round 2 (#48 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Peter Schaffer (Authentic Athletix)
2024 Cap Hit
$5,500,000
2024 Cash
$9,500,000
Career Earnings
$48,291,207
2024-2026 Extension (CURRENT)
Joe Mixon signed a 3 year , $25,500,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including $6,000,000 signing bonus, $16,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,500,000. In 2024, Mixon will earn a base salary of $3,000,000 and a signing bonus of $6,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $5,500,000 and a dead cap value of $13,000,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $25,500,000
Average Salary:
$8,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$6,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$16,000,000
Total GTD:
$16,000,000
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 28 | $5,500,000 | 2.15% | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $13,000,000 | ||||
2025 | 29 | $9,500,000 | 3.48% | $7,500,000 | $17,000,000 | $8,000,000 | ||||
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $17,000,000; $2,000,000 DEAD CAP | ||||||||||
2026 | 30 | $10,500,000 | 3.59% | $8,500,000 | $25,500,000 | $2,000,000 | ||||
2027 | 31 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 28 | $3,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $8,500,000 | ||
2025 | 29 | $7,000,000 | - | $7,500,000 | $17,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,000,000 | ||
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $17,000,000; $2,000,000 DEAD CAP | |||||||||
2026 | 30 | $8,000,000 | - | $8,500,000 | $25,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 |
Contract Notes
- $16M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary + $4M of 2025 salary)
- Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000)
- Annual Rush Yard Incentives (cumulative)
1,100: $250,000
1,300: $250,000
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2024 renegotiation
Joe Mixon signed a 2 year , $11,500,000 contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, including $7,128,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,750,000. In 2024, Mixon will earn a base salary of $2,209,972, a roster bonus of $3,000,028 and a workout bonus of $200,000, while carrying a cap hit of $6,100,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $11,500,000
Average Salary:
$5,750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$4,128,000
Total GTD:
$7,128,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2020-2024 Rookie Extension
Joe Mixon signed a 4 year , $48,000,000 contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, including $10,000,000 signing bonus, $10,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,000,000. In 2024, Mixon will earn a base salary of $9,683,205 and a workout bonus of $200,000, while carrying a cap hit of $13,133,205 and a dead cap value of $2,750,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $48,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$10,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$10,000,000
Total GTD:
$10,000,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2017-2020 Rookie
Joe Mixon signed a 4 year , $5,450,174 contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, including $2,103,763 signing bonus, $2,816,498 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,362,544.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $5,450,174
Average Salary:
$1,362,544
Signing Bonus:
$2,103,763
GTD at Sign:
$2,816,498
Total GTD:
$2,816,498
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
Seasons
7 Years
Career Earnings thru 2024
$48,291,207
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 21 |
Active
|
$2,568,763 |
$2,568,763 |
||
2018 | 22 |
Active
|
$712,735 |
$3,281,498 |
||
2019 | 23 |
Active
|
$1,054,477 |
$4,335,975 |
||
2020 | 24 |
Injured
|
$14,367,007 |
$18,702,982 |
||
2021 | 25 |
Active
|
$5,376,471 |
$24,079,453 |
||
2022 | 26 |
Active
|
$8,611,754 |
$32,691,207 |
||
2023 | 27 |
Active
|
$6,100,000 |
$38,791,207 |
||
2024 | 28 |
Active
|
$9,500,000 |
$48,291,207 |
||
Total |
$48,291,207 |
$48,291,207 |
||||
2025 | 29 |
Active
|
$7,500,000 |
|||
2026 | 30 |
Active
|
$8,500,000 |
|||
Total |
$64,291,207 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | $16,795,205 | $12,103,763 | $4,716,225 | $3,750,000 | $600,000 | $486,014 | $38,791,207 | |
1 | $3,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $9,500,000 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 21 |
$465,000
|
$2,103,763 |
$2,568,763 |
$2,568,763 |
||||||
2018 | 22 |
$712,735
|
$712,735 |
$3,281,498 |
|||||||
2019 | 23 |
$960,470
|
$94,007 |
$1,054,477 |
$4,335,975 |
||||||
2020 | 24 |
$575,000
|
$10,000,000 |
$3,750,000 |
$42,007 |
$14,367,007 |
$18,702,982 |
||||
2021 | 25 |
$5,000,000
|
$176,471 |
$200,000 |
$5,376,471 |
$24,079,453 |
|||||
2022 | 26 |
$8,000,000
|
$411,754 |
$200,000 |
$8,611,754 |
$32,691,207 |
|||||
2023 | 27 |
$1,082,000
|
$4,128,000 |
$200,000 |
$350,000 |
$6,100,000 |
$38,791,207 |
||||
2024 | 28 |
$3,000,000
|
$6,000,000 |
$9,500,000 |
$48,291,207 |
||||||
Total |
$19,795,205 |
$18,103,763 |
$3,750,000 |
$4,716,225 |
$600,000 |
$486,014 |
$48,291,207 |
$48,291,207 |
|||
2025 | 29 |
$7,000,000
|
$7,500,000 |
||||||||
2026 | 30 |
$8,000,000
|
$8,500,000 |
||||||||
Total |
$34,795,205 |
$18,103,763 |
$3,750,000 |
$4,716,225 |
$600,000 |
$486,014 |
$64,291,207 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | $16,795,205 | $12,103,763 | $4,716,225 | $3,750,000 | $600,000 | $486,014 | $38,791,207 | |
1 | $3,000,000 | $6,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $9,500,000 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | CIN | 11 - 17 | Foot |
2021 | CIN | 18 - 18 | COVID-19 |
- Mar 14, 2024 Signed a 3 year $25.5 million restructured contract with Houston (HOU)
- Mar 12, 2024 Traded to Houston (HOU) from Cincinnati (CIN) for 2024 7th round pick (#224 Daijahn Anthony)
- Jul 18, 2023 Signed a 2 year $11.5 million restructured contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
- Jan 13, 2023 Fined $13,261 Excessive Celebration (use of a prop) against Baltimore (BAL)
- Sep 01, 2020 Signed a 4 year $48 million contract extension with Cincinnati (CIN)
- Jun 02, 2017 Signed a 4 year $2.56 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
- Apr 28, 2017 Drafted by Cincinnati (CIN): Round 2 (#48 overall)
Fines
Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 13, 2023 | Excessive Celebration (use of a prop) against Baltimore (BAL) | $13,261 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Rush Attempts | Rush Yards | Rush Yards/Gm | Rush Touchdowns | Rec Targets | Rec Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec Yards/Rec | Rec Yards/Gm | Rec Touchdowns | Fum |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | HOU | 8 | 8 | 358 | 46.90 | 171 | 764 | 95.5 | 10 | 28 | 18 | 203 | 11.3 | 25.4 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | CIN | 17 | 17 | 752 | 69.10 | 257 | 1,034 | 60.8 | 9 | 64 | 52 | 376 | 7.2 | 22.1 | 3 | 0 |
2022 | CIN | 14 | 14 | 624 | 56.40 | 210 | 814 | 58.1 | 7 | 75 | 60 | 441 | 7.4 | 31.5 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | CIN | 16 | 16 | 698 | 63.50 | 292 | 1,205 | 75.3 | 13 | 48 | 42 | 314 | 7.5 | 19.6 | 3 | 2 |
2020 | CIN | 6 | 6 | 290 | 43.90 | 119 | 428 | 71.3 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 138 | 6.6 | 23.0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | CIN | 16 | 15 | 661 | 58.90 | 278 | 1,137 | 71.1 | 5 | 45 | 35 | 287 | 8.2 | 17.9 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | CIN | 14 | 13 | 595 | 64.40 | 237 | 1,168 | 83.4 | 8 | 55 | 43 | 296 | 6.9 | 21.1 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | CIN | 14 | 7 | 385 | 39.80 | 178 | 626 | 44.7 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 287 | 9.6 | 20.5 | 0 | 3 |