The Joe Mixon saga with the Houston Texans appears to be coming to an end.
The Texans traded with the Detroit Lions on Monday to acquire David Montgomery, the 28-year old bruising running back.
Monty will join an RB depth chart that also includes the promising young back Woody Marks.
Mixon doesn't seem to have a place.
It was likely heading this way with Mixon already. The Texans can cut him with just a $2 million dead cap hit this offseason.
Given how the last year has gone for Mixon, that seems a foregone conclusion.
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Mixon was great in 2024 when he first joined the Texans from the Cincinnati Bengals. He looked rejuvenated and like his contract would be a win for Houston.
The 2025 season was entirely different. Mixon sustained a mystery injury in the offseason and never played a snap for the Texans the entire year.
For almost the whole season, there wasn't even any further insight into what happened with Mixon. He simply vanished.
The Texans made it work in the backfield with the likes of Marks, Nick Chubb and Jawhar Jordan.
It just ended up being weird more than anything else.
And so barring a total shock, the Monty trade signals the end for Mixon, and it's not clear where his NFL career might go from here.
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