Much to Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon’s dismay, the NFL’s newest personal safety penalty was not issued on field this season. League executive vice president overseeing player health and safety Jeff Miller confirmed Thursday that a violation of the NFL’s hip-drop tackle rule was not called by officials during a game this year.

The league fined Joe Mixon $25,000 for something he never said, and the Texans running back called out the NFL on social media.

Running back Joe Mixon sits out Texans Thursday practice session, listed as questionable for Chiefs game in divisional playoffs.

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

Running back Joe Mixon said the game was a reminder to take care of things on their own. “Everybody know how it is, playing up here, you can never leave it into the refs’ hands,” Mixon said, via Aaron Wilson of KPRC. “But I mean the whole world see what it is, bro. It is what it is.”

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

Tough comments from DeMeco Ryans following the Houston Texans' playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, where a couple of penalties were considered ‘controversial.’

The Houston Texans' coaching staff will have an offseason makeover after the team parted ways with offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik and two other assistants.

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. We're a few days out from the mess that was the Kansas City Chiefs playoff victory

After being eliminated by the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL Playoffs, Houston Texans star Joe Mixon spoke about the fines he received. The elimination of the Houston Texans at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL Playoffs is still resonating.

Officiating is always a hot-button topic during Kansas City Chiefs games. Saturday's AFC divisional round matchup against the Houston Texans was no exception. The Chiefs won the game 23-14, but one of the biggest talking points afterwards were the two roughing the passer penalties called on Houston's defense.

HOUSTON – The Texans are firing offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik after the offense took a major step backward this season, according to multiple league sources.