Joe Mixon calls out NFL after incurring wrongful $25000 fine for something he never said

Joe Mixon has been fined by the NFL for something he never said about the referee after Texans lost to the Chiefs in the AFC Divisional game.

Joe Mixon calls out NFL after incurring wrongful $25000 fine for something he never said

Joe Mixon (Image via IMAGO)

Joe Mixon was shocked after hearing that the NFL asked him to pay a $25,000 fine. His shock turned into disappointment when he realized the reasons behind the fine.

According to the Houston Texans running back, the NFL fined him for criticizing the referee for biased officiating during their AFC Divisional loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

YouTube video

Why play the game if every 50/50 call goes with Chiefs? These officials are trash and bias.

Mixon allegedly said.

Mixon tweeted that he never said the above lines and the NFL made a mistake.

FS Video

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.

Jo Mixon wrote.

SI.com initially quoted Mixon with the statement, and the NFL clearly categorized it as stepping out of his boundaries. The 28-year-old did take a dig at the officials but his statement was very different for he might have to pay a fine for it, which wasn’t mentioned in the fine letter.

Everybody know how it’s playing up here. You can never leave it in the refs’ hands. The whole world can see.

Joe Mixon said.

The statement SI.com quoted was a tweet posted by former NFL wide receiver TJ Houshmandzadeh.

RELATED
Stephen A. Smith boldly claims Patrick Mahomes will become the GOAT over Tom Brady if he completes a three-peat
Stephen A. Smith claims Patrick Mahomes will become the GOAT over Tom Brady

Joe Mixon received a second fine from the NFL

It’s nothing unusual for players to receive fines from the NFL. However, it rarely happens that they are asked to pay a fine for something they didn’t even do or say.

Joe Mixon rants against NFL for wrongfully fining him $25,000 for something he never said
Joe Mixon (Image via IMAGO)

If NFL executives are reading articles to flag someone for a fine then they have had to come across the 2x Pro Bowler’s tweet, pointing out their mistake. Ironically, Mixon shared that the NFL apparently fined him for a second time because of the earlier tweet.

So let me get this straight. NFL fines me 25k for something I didn’t even say. Call them out for it, and they response was fine me AGAIN for something that’s not even a violation without even rescinding the first one. Where’s the accountability? Just respect the players. Cold World.

Joe Mixon wrote.

Mixon wasn’t the only Texans player to criticize the officiating in the Chiefs game. Defensive end Will Anderson Jr. lashed out at the referee after they flagged him on a roughing the passer call.

We knew it was going to be us against the refs going into this game. I was just telling them, like, man, we gotta go out there and do much better. In some instances we didn’t do that, in some instances we did.

Will Anderson Jr. said.
RELATED
Patrick Mahomes breaks silence on talks of referees favoring the Chiefs: “I don’t feel that way”
Patrick Mahomes

Even head coach DeMeco Ryans wasn’t particularly pleased with the referee.

When I say everybody, I mean everybody. The naysayers, the doubt. Everybody we had to go against again today. Going into this game knowing what we were up against, we can’t make the mistakes we made.

DeMeco Ryans said.

Regardless, the Texans lost the game 14-23 and have to try again next season.