The injury bug has hit Joe Mixon once again. The Bengals running back is dealing with a low-grade ankle sprain “that will leave him week to week,” reports ESPN’s Adam Schefter (via Twitter).
While Schefter’s tweet seems to indicate that Mixon won’t be in the lineup on Sunday against the Packers, coach Zac Taylor classified his starting running back as “day-to-day” and indicated Mixon could play this weekend.
“I know he wants to play and will do everything he can to put himself in that position,” Taylor said (via ESPN’s Ben Baby).
Mixon suffered the injury late during Thursday’s win over the Jaguars. Up to that point of the season, the 25-year-old had collected 382 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns. Since entering the league as a second-round pick in 2017, Mixon has missed 14 regular season games, including 10 in 2020.
If Mixon does miss any time, the team would likely turn to running backs Samaje Perine and Chris Evans.
Is he tailback, factor back, half back,
Fullback or running back? I can’t decide.
Perine is the FB on that team.
Oh so Mixon is a scatback?