Houston running back Joe Mixon has been 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 Kansas City Chiefs and the Texans.

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon announced via X on Wednesday that the NFL fined him for comments he didn't make following the playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. "I’m getting fined by the @nfl for what someone else said. What’s next? I get fined by them for Connor McDavid cross checking an opponent on a @nhl game! 🤦🏽‍♂️"

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

The NFL fined Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon for something he didn't say, according to the RB and his agent.

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

A week later, former Bengals running back Joe Mixon is in hot water with the NFL and fined — for comments he didn’t say. As it turns out, the comments were actually said by former Bengals wideout T.J. Houshmandzadeh.

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.

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.

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.

Mixon's agent said the NFL improperly fined Mixon for remarks to the media about the officiating in the Texans' loss to the Chiefs.

The NFL is reissuing the $25,000 fine they gave Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon for something he didn’t say. Mixon had been sanctioned for saying, “Why play the game if every 50/50 call goes with the Chiefs?