: The NFL has upheld the fine in question while citing the criticism Mixon delivered at his locker instead of the mistakenly attributed quote. The

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.

The NFL cited a quote that Joe Mixon didn't say in fining the Texans running back $25,000, according to the player and his agent.

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' running back Joe Mixon was fined by the NFL. Reportedly, the NFL star was slapped for commenting about the officiating after losing the game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Unfortunately, this resulted in a $25,000 fine for running back Joe Mixon. The only problem is that he didn't actually say the comments he was being fined for. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 18 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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The NFL will be fining Joe Mixon after all. After fining Mixon $25,000 for comments he didn't make, the NFL has reissued the fine for what he did say regarding the officials after the Texans' 23 ...

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.