Joe Mixon was punished by the NFL for words he never even said. The Texans running back was fined $25,000 for what the NFL believed to be Mixon’s criticism of the officials after Houston’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Division game.

Joe Mixon just got fined by the NFL for something a former player tweeted following Saturday’s loss in Kansas City.

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 have over two dozen free agents set to hit the market this offseason, but Pro Bowl running back Joe Mixon hopes at least one is back in the huddle for the season-opener when the offense takes the field.

The NFL has fined Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon for something he did not say. Mixon was fined $25,000 for allegedly attacking officials after the Texans’ playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs,

Joe Mixon is active for the Houston Texans’ divisional playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Pro Bowl running back had shown up on the injury report with an ankle problem and missed practice late in the week.

Joe Mixon is listed as questionable with an ankle injury for the Houston Texans' divisional playoff game Saturday against the Kansas City Chiefs. He did not participate in practice Thursday, Houston's final one before going to Kansas City.

According to Pro Football Talk, the league has fined Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon $25,000 for criticizing the officials. The problem is, he never said what the league claims he did. According to Mixon and his agent,

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon is lashing out at the NFL over a fine he received for something he didn't say. Mixon started out by tagging the NFL on