Instead of just admitting they were wrong, the NFL still plans on going after Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon for dumb comments.

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

Texans running back Joe Mixon has been handed a re-issued $25,000 fine by the NFL, in this instance for his actual comments about the officiating in the divisional round matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Texans.

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 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! 🤦🏽‍♂️"

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.

Houston Texans RB Joe Mixon had a fine applied by the NFL lifted only to be fined again for a quote he did say after the game against the Chiefs.

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.

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,

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

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.