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Source: Texans Cutting Injured Running Back Joe Mixon and Saving $8 Million
Texans release Joe Mixon after missing 2025 season due to foot injury, saving $8 million in cap space and shifting focus to David Montgomery and rookie Woody Marks.
- Adam Schefter reported Friday that the Houston Texans released running back Joe Mixon after his release request on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
- After trading for David Montgomery earlier this week, Mixon missed the entire 2025 season with a mysterious foot injury that clouded his availability.
- Mixon underwent offseason surgery and pursued outside medical treatments including electromagnetic therapy while wearing a walking boot and later a lace-up brace, prompting the Texans to sign four-time Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb.
- The cut frees $8,000,000 in cap space and clears the way for David Montgomery, running back, and Woody Marks, rookie running back, to lead Houston Texans’ backfield in the 2026 league year.
- Ahead of the legal tampering window beginning March 9, Mixon enters free agency with medical uncertainty and is unlikely to earn more than $3,000,000 AAV on his next deal.
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The Houston Texans cut Joe Mixon after a ‘freak’ foot injury wiped out his season
By KRISTIE RIEKEN HOUSTON — The Houston Texans released running back Joe Mixon on Friday after he missed all of last season with what general manager Nick Caserio called a “freak” foot injury. Mixon, a former star at Oakley’s Freedom High, had one year remaining on a three-year, $27 million contract extension he signed after joining the Texans following seven years with the Bengals. The move comes after the Texans traded for Detroit running back…
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The Houston Texans cut Joe Mixon after a 'freak' foot injury wiped out his season
The Houston Texans have released running back Joe Mixon after he missed all of last season with what general manager Nick Caserio called a “freak” foot injury.
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