Joe Mixon

Houston Texans, Running Back

2024-2026 Extension (CURRENT)

Year	Age	Cap HitAnnual	Cap % League Cap	Cash Annual	Cash Cumulative	Dead Cap Annual
2024	28	$5,500,000	2.15%	$9,411,764	$9,411,764	$13,000,000
2025	29	$9,500,000	3.45%	$7,500,000	$16,911,764	$8,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $16,911,764; $2,000,000 DEAD CAP
2026	30	$10,500,000	3.57%	$8,500,000	$25,411,764	$2,000,000
2027	31	UFA

Year	Age	Base P5 Salary	Signing Proration	Roster/Gm Bonus	Cap Hit	Cap % League Cap	Dead Cap
2024	28	$3,000,000	$2,000,000	$500,000	$5,500,000	2.15%	$13,000,000
2025	29	$7,000,000	$2,000,000	$500,000	$9,500,000	3.45%	$8,000,000	2025 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $8,000,000 2025 Savings: $1,500,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $4,000,000 2025 Savings: $5,500,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2025 Dead Cap: $6,000,000 2026 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2025 Savings: $3,500,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2025 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2026 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2025 Savings: $7,500,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $16,911,764; $2,000,000 DEAD CAP
2026	30	$8,000,000	$2,000,000	$500,000	$10,500,000	3.57%	$2,000,000	2026 Release/Trade PRE-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2026 Savings: $8,500,000 PRE-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2026 Savings: $8,500,000 What is a Pre-6/1 Release or Trade? When a player is released or traded before June 1st, all of the dead cap remaining on his contract (including any guaranteed salary) accelerates into the current year. POST-6/1 RELEASE 2026 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Savings: $8,500,000 POST-6/1 TRADE 2026 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Savings: $8,500,000 What is a Post-6/1 Release or Trade? When a release or trade is processed after June 1st (including a Post June 1st Designation transaction), the remaining dead cap on the contract is allowed to split across the current year & the following year. Dead cap that is directly associated with the current year plus all future guaranteed salary remains as current year dead cap, while the remaining future year dead cap is allocated to the following season.
2027	31	UFA

Year	Age	Base P5 Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster/Gm Bonus	Cash Total	Cash Cumulative	Cash Remaining
2024	28	$3,000,000	$6,000,000	$500,000	$9,411,764	$9,411,764	$25,411,764
2025	29	$7,000,000	-	$500,000	$7,500,000	$16,911,764	$16,000,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2026, 2 YR, $16,911,764; $2,000,000 DEAD CAP
2026	30	$8,000,000	-	$500,000	$8,500,000	$25,411,764	$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.

Earnings Per Year

Year	Age	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	$9,411,764	$48,202,971	Afc Pro Bowl:RB
Total			$48,202,971	$48,202,971
2025	29	Active	$7,500,000
2026	30	Active	$8,500,000
Total			$64,202,971

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	-	-	-	-	$9,411,764

Year	Age	Base	Signing	Roster	Restructure	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					$9,411,764	$48,202,971
Total		$19,795,205	$18,103,763	$3,750,000	$4,716,225	$600,000	$486,014	$48,202,971	$48,202,971
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	$64,202,971

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	-	-	-	-	$9,411,764

Cap Hit

$9,500,000 / 252nd

Cash Total

$7,500,000 / 234th

Contract Value

$25,500,000 / 250th

Contract Average

$8,500,000 / 268th

AAV% of Cap

3.33% / 281st

Signing Bonus

$6,000,000 / 343rd

2-Year Cash

$16,911,764 / 267th

3-Year Cash

$25,411,764 / 244th

Total Guaranteed

$16,000,000 / 263rd

Guaranteed at Signing

$16,000,000 / 247th

Jan 17, 2025 Fined $11,255 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Los Angeles (LAC)
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)