Joe Mixon, running back, Oklahoma
Joe Mixon was denied from attending the NFL Combine, and for good reason. A video was recently released of Mixon hitting a woman in a restaurant, knocking her out with a punch and breaking multiple bones in the process. The video was from an incident in 2014, but the timing of the release obviously made the NFL weary of Mixon. Again, for good reason.
He still decided to take the leap to the NFL, despite the fact that he could have gone back to Oklahoma for at least his redshirt junior season. He would have likely been the Sooners’ featured back as well, with Samaje Perine also declaring for the draft.
And who knows what that would have meant for his NFL future?
What he did was absolutely wrong, but the reality is that the more time he could have put between the tape and him entering the NFL, the more time he would have had to rehab his image in the eyes of NFL teams.
He also likely would have put up some monster stats for Oklahoma.
The smart move for Mixon would have been to stay with the Sooners. Instead, he’s trying to make headway with NFL teams as a man with a big-time red mark on his resume.