2. Bengals have interesting way of protecting Joe Mixon
The Cincinnati Bengals knew they were taking a big risk drafting running back Joe Mixon in the second round. Owner Mike Brown said as much about bringing in a young man who has, at least once, brutally attacked a woman.
There are some players on Cincinnati’s roster who could take Mixon under their wings to help him stay out of trouble. Players that could help mold him into a model citizen and young man the organization and his family could be proud of.
Adam Jones is not one of those men (for many, many reasons). In fact, if the Bengals were smart, they’d keep Jones as far away from Mixon as humanly possible.
Alas, the Bengals are not smart.
Of all the people Mixon could be hanging out with, it’s Jones who has apparently taken it upon himself to spend time with the young man. At a concert, no less. We all believe in second chances. But Jones is a guy who’s gotten his second, third, fourth and fifth chances to reform. And as recently as last month, he’s failed to do so.
We hope this ends well. Really. But man, talk about playing with fire.