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 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 fined Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon for comments he never made about referees during the team's controversial playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last Saturday. After Mixon and ...

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 X and calling the league "wild" with a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Brooke Sutton/Getty According to CBS Sports, the mix-up occurred after a Sports Illustrated article titled, "Look: Joe Mixon calls out officials after Chiefs' win over Texans," was published ...