Stephen A. Smith reveals why he likes the Houston Texans trading for Joe Mixon
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12 March 2024
Joe Mixon is heading to Houston. Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images.
After a slow start to free agency for the Houston Texans, GM Nick Caserio caught everyone by surprise when he opted to trade for Bengals running back Joe Mixon.
While the Packers and the Eagles decided to break the bank for Josh Jacobs and Saquon Barkley, Houston is going with a lower risk option in Mixon, who only has one more year left on his contract.
The Texans are also saving a lot of money this year at the position, as Mixon will only cost them $5.75 million.
Tuesday, on First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe discuss what they like about the deal for Houston.
“I like Joe Mixon a lot. I think this is a loss for the Cincinnati Bengals," said Smith.
He went on to discuss how he appreciates the fact that Mixon has over a thousand yards rushing in two of his last three seasons. He's been durable, and has rushed for over 1,000 yards four times in his seven-year career.
The Texans lost Devin Singletary in free agency to the Giants, so the team needed another back to go along with Dameon Pierce.
Sharpe concluded by saying, “I like the Houston Texans and what they have done thus far.”
Be sure to check out the video above as Stephen A. and Shannon share their thoughts.
Mauricio Dubón scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the 10th inning, Jeremy Peña and Isaac Paredes opened the game with home runs, and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Friday night.
Peña led off the 10th with a single that advanced automatic runner Dubón to third. Dubón scored when Hunter Strickland, who hadn’t allowed a run in 14 2/3 innings of his first 13 appearances with the Angels, threw a pitch behind the back of Paredes.
Houston closer Josh Hader (5-1) retired the side in order in the ninth and Bennett Sousa retired three straight batters in the 10th for his second save.
Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi gave up home runs to Pena and Paredes for a 2-0 Astros lead in the held the Astros to four hits, striking out nine and walking none, for the rest of his seven-inning start.
Jo Adell trimmed Houston’s lead to 2-1 in the fourth with a 426-foot homer off Astros starter Hunter Brown. Angels rookie Christian Moore, a first-round pick out of Tennessee in 2024, tied it 2-2 with his first major league homer to open the seventh.
Tempers flared in the third when Brown hit Angels shortstop Zach Neto in the elbow with a 95-mph sinker. Both benches and bullpens emptied, but no punches were thrown, and order was quickly restored.
Key Moment
Astros center fielder Jake Meyers raced to the gap in left-center to make a spectacular, full-extension diving catch of Adell’s drive with a runner on first base and one out in the bottom of the eighth to preserve a 2-2 tie.
Key Stat
The home runs by Peña and Paredes marked the first time in three years the Astros have opened a game with two homers. Jose Altuve and Peña last accomplished the feat on July 24, 2022 at Seattle.
Up Next
Astros LHP Brandon Walter (0-0, 1.53 ERA) opposes Angels RHP José Soriano (4-5, 3.54) on Saturday night.
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