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.

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

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

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.

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.

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! 🤦🏽‍♂️"

On Wednesday, the NFL informed Texans RB Joe Mixon he'd been hit with a $25,000 fine for criticizing the officiating in the wake of Houston's loss to the

The NFL has taken a mulligan. After issuing a $25,000 fine to Texans running back Joe Mixon for something he didn’t say about the officiating in Saturday's playoff game against the Chiefs, the NFL has re-issued the fine with his actual words in its place.

#Texans Pro Bowl runner Joe Mixon on wanting Stefon Diggs to re-sign with team 'We would welcome him back with open arms. I'm sure he's probably going to want to come back here. He's got unfinished business and would take that into consideration' @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/BsGyqq4510

The quote Mixon was fined for came from former Bengals wide receiver TJ Houshmandzadeh. Mixon actually said: “Everybody knows how it is playing up here. You can never leave it into the refs hands. The whole world see, man.” The NFL later re-issued the fine, this time using Mixon's actual postgame comments. He clearly doesn't agree with the fine.

According to reports, the league fined Mixon for a post on X by a former NFL player, who criticized the refs in Houston's loss to Kansas City Saturday.