"I'm getting fined by the (NFL) for what someone else said," Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon tweeted earlier this week.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Houston Texans star RB Joe Mixon had some words for the NFL after being fined for his comments about the Kansas City Chiefs and the refs.

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Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon recently received a hefty fine from the NFL. Mixon was initially hit with a $25,000 fine by the league for criticizing game officials on Saturday, Jan.18 following the Texans’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs 23-14.

After getting fined for something he didn't say, Joe Mixon is still getting fined for what he did say after the Texans' loss.

The NFL apparently takes criticism of its referees so seriously that you can get fined for criticizing remarks you didn’t actually say. Texans running back Joe Mixon learned that lesson the hard way when the NFL issued him a $25,