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Joe Mixon and the Bengals have agreed to a restructured contract that will keep the former Pro Bowl running back in Cincinnati for the 2023 season, according to multiple reports.
Mixon was entering the third year of a four-year, $48 million deal and was due $9.4 million in base salary this season that was not guaranteed. His cap hit before the new deal was slated at $12.8 million. Terms of the restructured deal weren't immediately clear.
Mixon's new contract arrives as running backs across the NFL face a stagnant market that doesn't value the position like it used to. Some of the league's top backs are struggling to find compensation in line with what they believe is commensurate with their talent and contributions.
Four-time Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook remains a free agent at 27 years old after being released by the Minnesota Vikings. Fellow Pro Bowlers Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs — the 2022 NFL rushing champion — are preparing to hold out as they approach training camp under franchise tags and without long-term extensions.
Mixon's status for the 2023 was uncertain as he approached the upcoming season with a non-guaranteed contract. Now he'll play at least one more season as a key contributor to a high-powered offense alongside quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
The group has led the Bengals to consecutive trips to the AFC championship game and a berth in the Super Bowl after the 2021 season. The 2023 Bengals will have their sights set squarely on winning the franchise's first Lombardi Trophy.
Mixon, 26, tallied 814 rushing yards and seven touchdowns last season on 3.9 yards per carry in 14 games. He caught 60 passes for 441 yards and two more touchdowns. He's now slated to again be the lead running back in Cincinnati in a backfield that also features fifth-round rookie Chase Brown and fifth-year pro Trayveon Williams, who's tallied 238 yards on 5.1 yards per carry for his career. Samjae Perine, who shared the backfield with Mixon for the last three seasons, joined the Denver Broncos as a free agent this offseason.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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