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USAT: Bengals Wire

Mar 23, 2022

- - - By now, Cincinnati Bengals fans already know Joe Burrow played a big role in the team signing offensive tackle La’el Collins. - Don’t forget Joe Mixon, though. - Mixon happens to share an agent with Collins. Said agent, Peter Schaffer, actually looped Mixon into the conversation with Bengals decision-makers while trying to iron out a deal for Collins over the weekend. - Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com dropped the nugget: - “Mixon is now 2-0 as an upstairs lobbyist. Last year he pushed hard for the re-hiring of Pollack and Schaffer said he patched in his client for a couple of seconds on his conference call with Bengals management this weekend so he could say his piece in support of the big man.” - Indeed, Mixon was not happy when the Bengals let go of Pollack the first time around and played a big role in his return. - And on the topic of Collins, it certainly doesn’t hurt Mixon’s outlook that Collins will man the right tackle spot for the next three years. Collins is part of a three-man upgrade to what will easily be the best offensive line Mixon’s worked behind in his pro career. - While Burrow understandably made the big headlines, Mixon was right there behind the scenes letting Bengals brass know that landing Collins was the right move. - Will Bengals land Stephon Gilmore? - Powered By PickUp - - List - - NFL world applauds Bengals capping off O-line rebuild with La'el Collins - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Bengals Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Bengals Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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