2024 NFL free agency: Social media reaction to Texans trade for RB Joe Mixon

The Houston Texans began Day 2 of the legal tampering period with a trade for former Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon.

Houston let this past year’s leading rusher Devin Singletary sign with the New York Giants and lost in a bidding war for former New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley. Rumors of the Texans’ interest in former Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry floated around, but the trade for Mixon should put those to rest.

Mixon rushed for 1,000 yards four times in seven seasons with the Bengals and now joins the young Texans offense. Houston swooped in to trade for Mixon, originally reported to be released, before the start of the new league year.

Hopes are high for Mixon in Houston, and fans took to social media to show their approval of the team’s savviness in the trade market. Here are the top social media reactions to the Texans’ acquisition of Mixon.