Thanks, it's good to hear positives are happening around the guy. Like you said, those are the things that the general media doesn't publish, because it's not "shocking" or make headlines. The surprising thing to me is that these positives aren't being said, actually...shouted... by the people handling Mixon. The first thing I would do as his agent is list ALL of those things, along with a written formal apology from Joe himself. Maybe something like that exists and I just haven't seen it because it is buried beneath all the negatives that make news. I did watch the formal apology he made on 12/23/16, but like I previously said, it seemed too little too late. I do think Mixon received really crappy legal advice to stay quiet about this for so long (2 1/2 years), especially since he claims he didn't want to stay quiet. I think it would have helped quite a bit to get ahead of the negatives, instead of looking like he is only reacting to them because he had to once the video of the incident was released. Possibly, disingenuous is the word I am looking for?
I do imagine teams that are interested in Mixon have access to this information and will use it in making their draft decision. Making sincere amends is huge to me and big step towards not only forgiveness but personal growth. I admittedly formulated my opinion based on a lot of information that I have read, I didn't just watch the video and write the guy off. I understand he made a split second decision, that turned out to be a very bad one, but from everything I have read, it wasn't followed by anything other than what seemed to be forced or required retribution, this is much different from voluntary, sincere efforts to change himself and use the incident in a positive way (his own growth and helping others to learn by it). So if it is truly what he has been doing behind the scenes, I feel better about the guy and his future.
I can't say that I have changed my mind about wanting the Packers to draft Mixon, but I do appreciate your posts and information about it. He appears to be further along in the healing process than I thought and I hope he continues for his own sake as well as those that he can touch with his story.