NBC Sports says Raiders have owner's permission to draft RB Joe Mixon
NBC Sports says Raiders have owner's permission to draft RB Joe Mixon
Multiple teams have been granted permission by their ownership to draft former Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon Mixon, including the Oakland Raiders per
Josh Norris of NBC Sports.
The other teams with ownership approval include the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals. Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys, per Norris.
Here is a look at Norris’ segment on Pro Football Talk where he the report was first heard.
Mixon is a first-round talent with an Adonis physique. He has huge hands for a running back (10.25 inches), and at almost 6-foot-1 and 228 pounds, Mixon possesses the size and skill set to step in as a Day 1 starter for Oakland.
Despite his inordinate amount of talent, the video of him assaulting a young woman finally surfaced after months of his team trying to suppress it, causing permanent damage to his draft stock. Simply put, the imagery of Mixon breaking several bones in the face of his victim is something many general managers can’t shake — nor abide, on their roster.
While general manager Reggie McKenzie’s thoughts on Mixon are unknown, we know Raiders owner Mark Davis won’t stand in the way should McKenzie feel Mixon is the correct selection at the 2017 NFL draft on April 27-29 in Philadelphia.