Former Bengals star makes extremely bold prediction for Joe Mixon in 2022
Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon had the best year of his career in 2022, rushing for 1,205 yards and 13 touchdowns. The former Oklahoma standout also caught 42 passes for a career-high 314 yards and three touchdowns. As a result of his stellar season, Mixon was elected to his first career Pro-Bowl (which he […]
Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon had the best year of his career in 2022, rushing for 1,205 yards and 13 touchdowns.
The former Oklahoma standout also caught 42 passes for a career-high 314 yards and three touchdowns.
As a result of his stellar season, Mixon was elected to his first career Pro-Bowl (which he had to miss because the Bengals were in the Super Bowl).
Cincinnati would certainly love to get that exact same type of season from Mixon again in 2022.
But could Mixon be in store for an even bigger season?
Former Bengals star Chad Johnson believes that could be the case, thanks to Cincinnati's new-look offensive line (which recently added Alex Cappa, Ted Karras, and La'el Collins).
Johnson tweeted on Monday that he'll stop eating Mcdonald's if Mixon doesn't have 1,500 yards in 2022.
Johnson famously eats McDonald's constantly. It was a staple of his in-season diet when he was an active NFL player. He still tweets about McDonald's on the regular.
Offering to give it up (which who are we kidding, he's not giving it up regardless of what bet he makes), means he's pretty confident that Mixon will get to 1,500 rushing yards in 2022.
It's definitely possible. The Bengals' offensive line went from being a weakness to a strength. And Mixon, who turns 26 this summer, is in the prime of his career. If he can stay healthy, and if the Bengals can build some early leads in games, I could see 1,500 yards becoming a reality for the star running back.
And that would mean even more McDonald's in Chad Johnson's future.
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