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Bengals select RB Joe Mixon with No. 48 overall pick

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Controversial running back prospect Joe Mixon, who was the subject of national attention after he was shown punching a woman on camera, was drafted by Cincinnati Bengals at No. 48 overall pick in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday.

Mixon was pegged by many draft analysts to be Day 2 pick despite questions about his character following the incident, which occurred in July 2014 prior to his freshman season at Oklahoma.

Oklahoma suspended Mixon for a season after he was shown on camera punching and knocking out Amelia Molitor, a fellow Oklahoma student, after a brief confrontation at a Norman, Oklahoma, restaurant.