The NFL has rescinded a $25,000 fine it issued to Texans running back Joe Mixon after finding that he had not criticized officials following Houston’s playoff defeat to the Kansas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

Texans running back Joe Mixon has won his appeal of a $25,000 fine he received for a comment he made about officiating after Houston lost to the Chiefs in the playoffs.

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. Mixon was dinged for public criticism of the officials after his team's AFC divisional round loss to the Kansas City Chiefs,