Joe Mixon is eligible for a contract extension for the first time and wants to get negotiations with the Cincinnati Bengals moving.

"I want to be a Bengal for life," Mixon said. "I haven't really thought about an extension. Right now is definitely the time to start getting into it. I don't know much about the extension part. I just have to go in and hopefully we work something out. I just wish for the best. The ball is in their court, not mine."

Mixon's production rose in the second half of the season for the 2-14 Bengals.

The Cincinnati Bengals are committed to using the franchise tag on A.J. Green if they're unable to sign him to an extension by March, a high-level source said.

The two sides have been far apart in negotiations as Green is currently in the final season of a four-year, $60 million deal he signed before the 2015 season.

Green would earn approximately $18 million under the franchise tag. Green has said he doesn't want to play under the franchise tag but he would accept it for one year.

Green underwent left ankle surgery to repair the damage on July 30. Green hasn't participated in a practice since Nov. 4. 

The investigation into the events that resulted in a New England Patriots videographer taping the Cincinnati Bengals' sideline last weekend in Cleveland has yet to really begin, according to multiple reports.

The league office is expected to make it a priority on Monday and Tuesday.

The Patriots haven't heard much from the league at this point.

The New England Patriots have acknowledged that their production crew inappropriately filmed the field and sideline during Sunday's game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns.

The crew was credentialed by the Browns to shoot video for a web series entitled "Do Your Job," but the Patriots did not inform the Bengals or the NFL, which they called "an unintended oversight."

"The sole purpose of the filming was to provide an illustration of an advance scout at work on the road," the Patriots statement read. "There was no intention of using footage for any other purpose."

The Patriots also said the production crew, which included independent contractors who shot the video, is not part of New England's football operation.