Optimus Perine continues to carry Bengals backfield with Joe Mixon sidelined

Dec 7 2022 by Cincy Jungle

 
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Perine has been one of the NFL’s best feel-good stories in recent weeks.

Move over Joe, it’s Optimus time.

Optimus Perine is a nickname Cincinnati Bengals’ running back Samaje Perine earned as a freshman at Oklahoma after he ran for 242 yards and four scores against West Virginia.

And, while his current performances may bring back memories of those days, there is little chance of his unseating Bengals’ starter Joe Mixon, who...

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