The Cincinnati Bengals have made a major change at the running back position.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the team has parted ways with Joe Mixon and signed free agent Zack Moss to a two-year deal worth $8 million.
Moss, 26, is a former third-round pick who spent time between Buffalo and Indianapolis before joining the Bengals and averages 4.3 yards per carry on his career and has 75 passes.
As for Mixon, he took a pay cut to stay with the Bengals last season but had a $8.85 million cap hit next year and a $3 million roster bonus on March 17.
In short, if the Bengals found an option they liked that they considered an upgrade before that cutoff date, this was the likely move.
That option is Moss, who will split time with Chase Brown next season in the backfield.
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