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.

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

Houston Texans stars Will Anderson Jr and Joe Mixon have been fined $25,000 each over their comments after their playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

The Houston Texans were defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs in a close game in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs with many players unhappy with numerous calls going against them