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OU football: Mixon draws crowds at OU's pro day

NORMAN — If Oklahoma's Pro Day was a circus, then former running back Joe Mixon was its ringmaster.

Fifteen former Sooners worked out in front of scouts representing every NFL team, but there was no doubt that the event largely revolved around Mixon.

With Mixon's off-the-field issues keeping him from receiving an NFL Combine invitation, Wednesday was Mixon's first opportunity to prove himself to potential future employers.

“I can breathe now,” Mixon said afterwards. “It was a fun moment out here with my teammates. I had fun. They did the same thing. We basically laid it all out on the line one more time and now it's just a waiting game to see what's going on.