Oklahoma Players Appear to Celebrate Joe Mixon TD by Pretending to Punch Him in the Face

Not long after video was released of Joe Mixon punching a woman in a café, his teammates appeared to mock the assault.

Joe Mixon #25 of the Oklahoma Sooners scores a touchdown
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Joe Mixon #25 of the Oklahoma Sooners scores a touchdown

Joe Mixon #25 of the Oklahoma Sooners scores a touchdown

Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon is currently being sued by a woman for punching her in the face in July 2014. Disturbing video of the incident was released last month. But during the team's 35-13 victory today against the Auburn Tigers in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Mixon's teammates appeared to make light of the incident while celebrating Mixon scoring a touchdown.

Several players, in particular linebacker Caleb Kelly and cornerback Dakota Austin, were caught on camera pretending to hit Mixon, in what many have interpreted as a mocking reference to the assault.

Mixon's teammates are celebrating by pretending to punch him like the time he punched that girl. So cute. https://t.co/EgKgpdlnyh

— Travis Hale (@LubbockElitist) January 3, 2017

It sure looks like Oklahoma is celebrating Joe Mixon's TD by fake punching him in the face https://t.co/Ke7C9ns1sN

— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) January 3, 2017

Oh okay I didn't realize it was a coincidence they happened to fake punch Joe Mixon in the first game since the video release https://t.co/3Dht4PqZM2

— Jared Shanker (@Jared_Shanker) January 3, 2017

Mixon's teammates really thought it was okay to celebrate his TD by pretending to punch him in the face...

— Senko-de Mayo (@senko_14) January 3, 2017

 

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