Houston Texans release running back Joe Mixon to create $8 million in cap space

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mixon-joe/n3M77Pvi/"]Mixon[/a], 29, missed the entire 2025 season with a foot injury. In 2024, he posted 1,325 total yards (1,016 rushing) and 12 touchdowns (11 rushing) in 14 games with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-texans/SIj9q2Q7/"]Texans[/a]. [/p][p]The vet spent the first seven years of his career with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cincinnati-bengals/bwahmpRr/"]Cincinnati Bengals[/a]. Now, he'll be looking to join his third team as he enters his ninth year in the league. Mixon has five 1,000-yard seasons on the ground and has posted at least 1,200+ scrimmage yards in six of the eight years he's been in the league. [/p][embed guid="745e7b30-3531-4467-aa51-033dd4617d0a" url="https://x.com/NFL/status/2030022181997138411?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Mixon was originally acquired via trade with the Bengals. He was followed by veteran [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chubb-nick/ShnUxOqH/"]Nick Chubb[/a], who was signed as a free agent before this past season. Then, this offseason, the Texans acquired Lions running back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/montgomery-david/65AfDVpq/"]David Montgomery[/a] in a trade to fill the role Mixon leaves behind. [/p][p]Montgomery, 28, posted 908 scrimmage yards - a career low - with eight touchdowns. Although his career low in scrimmage yards can be attributed to the Lions favoring of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gibbs-jahmyr/QHh4C639/"]Jahmyr Gibbs[/a] in the run game,[/p]