On Saturday, former NFL wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh was among many observers to rail—fairly or unfairly—against perceptions of officiating bias in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs.

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,

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.

The NFL will be fining Joe Mixon after all. After fining Mixon $25,000 for comments he didn't make, the NFL has reissued the fine for what he did say regarding the officials after the Texans' 23-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday,

Days after Joe Mixon and the Texans were eliminated from the postseason, the NFL added a little insult to injury with a hefty fine levied upon the RB. According to Mixon, it's a fine he shouldn't have even received.

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 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.

After issuing a $25,000 fine to Texans running back Joe Mixon for something he didn ... which relied on words not from Mixon but from former Bengals receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh. The line from Houshmandzadeh was this: "Why play the game if every 50/ ...

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 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.

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