Mixon was fined after commenting about the referees' controversial calls in the Texans playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The man accused of shooting a teenager near the home of former Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon pleaded guilty Thursday.

The NFL has rescinded a $25,000 fine it issued to Texans running back Joe Mixon after finding that he had not criticized officials following Houston’s playoff defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs in January.

The NFL determined that the controversial comments about the way a divisional round game was officiated last month were misattributed to running back Joe Mixon.

A back-and-forth saga in January saw Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon fined for words not his own then fined again for words he said within league guidelines by the NFL. But on Tuesday, Mixon got his retribution.

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon is in the clear after the NFL on Tuesday retracted a $25,000 fine for something Mixon didn't say.

The NFL has rescinded a $25,000 fine Houston’s Joe Mixon received for comments about officiating in the Texans’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round of the playoffs after an appeal by the running back.

Texans RB Joe Mixon won’t be fined for criticizing the NFL’s referees after Houston’s loss to the Kansas City #Chiefs in the AFC playoffs.

Joe Mixon was among many Houston Texans players who vented frustration with referees after his team lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC divisional round last month. On Tuesday, Mixon was offered a small consolation for his frustration.

Joe Mixon won’t own the NFL $25,000 for his comments made following the divisional round loss to Kansas City….good, because he never should have been punished.

Texans running back Joe Mixon will not have to pay a $25,000 fine for something he did not say. Nor will he have to pay a fine for what he did say. Mixon won his appeal of the fine he received in late January for comments he made about officiating after the Texans ' divisional round loss to the Chiefs – a fine that came after he was initially penalized for something he didn't say.

Running back Joe Mixon has prevailed. Hearing officer Chris Palmer (the former NFL coach) has overturned the $25,000 fine imposed on Mixon for comments made after Houston's playoff loss to the Chiefs.