Two-time Pro Bowl running back Joe Mixon has been fined $25,000 for comments he made about NFL officiating. The only problem is he didn't make that comment.

The NFL still plans to fine Houston Texans Pro Bowl running back Joe Mixon for his comments following Saturday's 24-

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.

After getting fined for something he didn't say, Joe Mixon is still getting fined for what he did say after the Texans' loss.

Joe Mixon and his agent are claiming the NFL fined the Houston Texans running back $25,000 for comments he did not make following the AFC divisional round defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.

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 defense was penalized twice for making contact with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

His agent said they planned to appeal the fine. But instead of just taking the L and admitting they screwed up, the NFL decided to revise their letter to Mixon and re-issue the fine for his own quote instead, which was clearly much less derogatory than the quote they cited in their original letter.

Joe Mixon has quietly sat in the background as much of the conversation this season about offseason running back acquisitions centered around Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry.

In last week’s wild-card round win over the Los Angeles Chargers, Mixon became the first running back since Arian Foster in 2012 to rush for 100 yards in a playoff game. He finished with 106 yards and scored a 17-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to ice the game.

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Houston Texans 23–14 in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. However, the win wasn’t without controversy. Texans players Will Anderson Jr.

The NFL referees can make or break the game, and they certainly did that on Saturday and Joe Mixon was not happy about it. In the first quarter of Saturday’s playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, Will Anderson got called for a controversial roughing the passer penalty on a sack of Patrick Mahomes. It led to three points.

C.J. Stroud, who dealt with a knee injury throughout the game after taking a hit in the first quarter, went 14-of-22 with 245 yards. He was sacked eight times, though, as Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo called several blitzes in the second half. He still had some nice scrambles, getting 42 yards on six carries.