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.
CBS analyst JJ Watt is joining to chorus of voices calling out the NFL's bizarre fine of Houston Texan Joe Mixon.
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.
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon called out the NFL for the league fining him $25,000 and re-issuing it to include the quote he said about officials. Per Pro Football Talk, the NFL originally fined Mixon for a quote that was said by former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver TJ Houshmandzadeh.
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.
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 has upheld the fine in question while citing the criticism Mixon delivered at his locker instead of the mistakenly attributed quote. The
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
Houston Texans standout running back Joe Mixon says the general manager has something cooking for this offseason.
In last week’s wild-card round win over the Los Angeles Chargers, Mixon became the first running back since Arian Foster in 2012 to rush for 100 yards in a playoff game. He finished with 106 yards and scored a 17-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to ice the game.
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair are ... Both were listed as questionable for the game against the Chiefs along with wide receiver Robert Woods (hip). Mixon rushed for a team-high 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns in his ...
Houston linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair (knee), right guard Shaq Mason (knee), offensive lineman Juice Scruggs (ankle) and wide receiver Robert Woods (hip) also were active. Woods did not practice all week and had been listed as questionable.