Bengals president Mike Brown explains why team drafted Joe Mixon

Whichever team drafted Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon last week knew it would have to do some public relations work afterward. The least surprising pick of the draft, after Myles Garrett went to the Cleveland Browns first overall, came when the Bengals took Mixon in the second round. For anyone who hasn’t heard, Mixon punched a female student in 2014.

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  3 things each offensive draft pick brings to the Bengals

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  Bengals owner explains drafting Joe Mixon in letter

  Sports Illustrated

Records: Aaron Hernandez was member of Bloods street gang

Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez was a member of the Bloods street gang and was disciplined for having gang paraphernalia, according to newly released documents related to the investigation into his prison suicide. A death report released Friday lists the Bloods under Hernandez's gang profile and says Hernandez was disciplined for having "STG" paraphernalia. In prison, "STG" stands for Security Threat Group, a euphemism for gangs. Hernandez, a former New England Patriots tight end, was found April 19 hanging from a bed sheet in his cell in a maximum-security prison, where he was serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder. His suicide came days after he was acquitted in a 2012 double slaying. Worcester

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  Court reveals Hernandez's final note to fiancee

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  Prison inmates provide details of Aaron Hernandez in final days before suicide

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8 vets who could each save Cowboys $1M+ if cut before 53-man roster

Money isn’t everything, but it plays a pivotal role in team building. With the salary cap rising by leaps and bounds every season, it’s becoming increasingly easier for teams to retain the players they want. However, when a club has an option between two relatively equal talents, the cheaper option is often the better one. With the pending release of $14 million of cap space thanks to the retirement of Tony Romo, Dallas isn’t strapped for space. According to the NFLPA the Cowboys currently have $5.7 million of space before signing their rookies, which is figured to take just over $2 million of that room. Of that space, some will go towards extensions for current players, some will be earmarked