Jets | Kalen Ballage acquired by NYJ

RB Kalen Ballage on Thursday, Aug. 27, was acquired by the New York Jets in a trade with the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a conditional late-round draft pick, according to a source.

Footballguys View: Ballage is reunited with former Dolphins head coach Adam Gase. He’s a big-bodied back but doesn’t run with authority like most big backs do. Instead, Ballage uses his elusiveness to create space for himself. He can be used as a receiver out of the backfield as well. Ballage is facing an uphill battle to make the 53-man roster behind Le’Veon Bell, Frank Gore and La’Mical Perine.

Dolphins | Miami gets pick in Kalen Ballage trade

RB Kalen Ballage on Thursday, Aug. 27, was traded from the Miami Dolphins to the New York Jets for a conditional late-round draft pick, according to a source.

Footballguys View: The Dolphins were going to move on from Ballage anyway. Now, they get a late-round pick for him. The Dolphins have Jordan Howard as their lead back with Matt Breida working as a receiving back/electric back alongside him. Myles Gaskin, Malcolm Perry and Patrick Laird are competing to establish a pecking order behind those two.

Bengals | Joe Mixon dealing with migraines

Updating previous reports, Cincinnati Bengals RB Joe Mixon (migraines) has been absent from practice due to migraines, according to a source.

Footballguys View: Mixon is in contract negotiations with the team right now but he has been missing practice due to migraines. That should be cleared up before Week 1, but we’ll have to see if Mixon can get a new deal before then. He is currently going off the board at RB9 (1.11) in 12-team PPR leagues.