Joe Mixon, who hadn’t played in an NFL game since January 2025, officially signed with YOUR Seattle Seahawks on Monday, according to multiple reports. This isn’t just some camp body, fam, this is a proven runner coming to bolster our offense after rookie Jadarian Price landed on injured reserve Saturday.
The Champs Are Gearing Up
Our Seahawks, the defending Super Bowl champions, are sitting pretty at 3-1 right now, fresh off a 30-23 win against the Chargers. But even champions can get better, right? And we just did, big time. Mixon, who’s 30 years old, was a beast for the Houston Texans in 2024, rushing for 1,016 yards in his lone season there. Before that, he’d posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons with the Bengals, making him a consistent ground-game threat. The buzz around this move was real too, with Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reporting Sunday that Mixon would visit the Seahawks, and then Mixon himself posted a photo of Lumen Field on Instagram Monday evening. You know he’s hyped to be here, and honestly, so are we!
The Foot Issue That Rocked Houston
Look, we gotta talk about the elephant in the room. Mixon missed the entire 2025 season. It was a “foot issue” that Texans general manager Nick Caserio later called a “medical condition.” There was a lot of talk and speculation last year because he wasn’t around much, but Caserio was clear back in January: “He didn’t do anything off the field. It wasn’t like he was riding a snowmobile or anything like that. I would say it was more a medical condition or situation that just – it didn’t really improve as much as everyone would have hoped.” The Texans actually released him in March, even after signing him to a three-year, $27 million deal before the 2024 season. But here’s the kicker, the source says he’s “healthy again.” That’s the part that matters for the 12s, right?
What This Means For Our Run Game
You just have to look at the Texans’ struggles without Mixon to see what kind of impact he can have. Woody Marks led Houston with only 703 yards on the ground last season, and this year, David Montgomery, who they signed in free agency, has only rushed for 127 yards in four games. Marks has 87 yards on 28 carries so far this season for them. The Texans have had trouble establishing a run game without him. Our Seahawks, with a 3-1 record and a Super Bowl title to defend, needed a veteran presence to step in after Price’s injury. Getting a healthy Joe Mixon, a guy who knows how to grind out 1,000-yard seasons, is exactly what you want. This could be HUGE for opening up our offense even more.
What a move, 12s. Our Seahawks are 3-1, defending Super Bowl champs, and just took down the Chargers 30-23. Now we’re bringing in a healthy Joe Mixon to solidify that run game? This is how you keep the pedal down in the Emerald City. Get ready to see him run wild at Lumen Field, fam!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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