Joe Mixon is out of shape?
by Anthony Cervino | Texans Correspondent | Sat, May 6th 7:31am EDT
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis told the media rookie running back Joe Mixon "needs to get back into shape." (Katherine Terrell on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact:
It appears that Mixon is out of shape because of pre-draft visits -- he met with half the teams in the NFL. With a strong offseason, Mixon could enter 2017 as Cincinnati's starting running back if he beats out Jeremy Hill and Gio Bernard. However, since the Bengals' backfield is amongst the deepest in the league, they could elect to employ Mixon on early downs while Bernard handles the primary receiving duties out of the backfield. For Hill, he could be utilized as the team's short-yardage/ goal line back. Although Cincinnati's backfield could end up a fantasy nightmare, Bernard will hold value in PPR scoring formats due to his versatile skill set. He's caught 187 targets since entering the NFL in 2013.
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