The NFL fined Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon for comments he never made, then re-issued the fine with comments he did make amid controversy.

HOUSTON -- Joe Mixon was fined $25,000 by the NFL for something he didn't say after the Texans' divisional round loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, according to the running back and his agent.

Texans running back Joe Mixon learned that lesson the hard way when the NFL issued him a $25,000 fine for a comment he did not make about the referees in Saturday’s 23-14 loss to the Chiefs.

Mixon has been one of the top running backs in the NFL for some time, but off-the-field storylines have also followed him throughout his career.

The Houston Texans' Joe Mixon and his attorney said the running back was fined $25,000 for comments he didn't actually make. The Texans' star tailback was asked about the referees after Houston's ...

Joe Mixon rightfully had some harsh words for the NFL on Twitter after a pretty costly blunder had the Houston Texans’ running back invoking Connor McDavid, of all athletes, in his rant.

Houston running back Joe Mixon was reissued a $25,000 fine by the NFL on Wednesday, in this instance for his actual comments about the officiating in the divisional round matchup between the ...

The NFL has taken a mulligan. After issuing a $25,000 fine to Texans running back Joe Mixon for something he didn’t say about the officiating in Saturday’s playoff game against the Chiefs, the NFL has re-issued the fine with his actual words in its place.

Joe Mixon has been hit with a fine by the NFL for criticizing officials following the Houston Texans loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Mixon said after the loss, which had several questionable calls ...

The NFL fined Texans running back Joe Mixon $25,000 for criticizing the referees after Houston's playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday. There's just one problem: Mixon didn't make the ...

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4:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN Mixon's designation is a surprise ... which jives with what Harbaugh noted on Friday. "I don't think he needs to practice this week for him to be out there," Wolfson ...