Joe Mixon has been found not guilty and now he is taking his anger out on certain reporters.
The Cincinnati Bengals running back announced he will not be speaking to reporters from certain outlets because of what he deemed to be “disrespectful behavior.”
Per ESPN’s Ben Baby, Mixon didn’t elaborate on what was disrespectful, but he added he will not be answering questions from reporters representing Sports Illustrated, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Pro Football Network, and ESPN.
Mixon has clearly been reading everything that has been said about him and taking notes.
Mixon, who hasn’t spoken to reporters during scheduled media access since the end of the 2022 season, had declined to speak to reporters in his first practice after being found not guilty of aggravated menacing on Thursday.
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“It’s not happening,” Mixon told reporters. When asked to specify how anyone has been disrespectful, he responded, “You know how.”
He was charged with misdemeanor aggravated menacing after he was accused of pulling a gun on a woman during a road rage incident. The incident reportedly happened on Jan. 21, the night before Cincinnati’s AFC Divisional Round game against the Buffalo Bills.
That situation may be behind him, but he still remains the subject of a civil lawsuit after a teenage neighbor was shot in the right foot while standing in Mixon’s yard.
The Bengals’ second-round pick in 2017 made 14 starts during the 2022 season and rushed for 1,255 yards from scrimmage and recorded nine touchdowns.
The Bengals will play their third and final preseason game on Friday against the Washington Commanders.
