The Houston Texans may regain Joe Mixon back on Sunday for his or her match in opposition to the New England Patriots, the preliminary time he'll have participated since enduring an ankle damage in Week 2.
The motion that harmed Mixon is one thing that was nonetheless troubling the working back's ideas when he recurred to observe on Thursday with the Texans.
Mixon was introduced down by Chicago Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards with a hip-drop deal with — one thing the NFL banned this offseason and was going to strongly uphold throughout the season. Edwards was not penalized in-game for the deal with and was solely fined $16,833 by the NFL.
Following the sport, Mixon took to social media to voice his opinion on the shortage of penalty for Edwards.
When I received up I inquired the ref the place is the flag that was a hip deal with. & his reply was no it wasn’t 🤦🏽♂️ https://t.co/A5fWjguzGH
— ⚡️Primetime!!!⚡️ (@Joe_MainMixon) September 16, 2024
Mixon lingered on the topic final week, spotlighting the NFLPA as he replied to the union's X account when it posted an announcement regarding the current media entry debate. “Player safety is what matters & should be the focus not media access,” he inscribed.
Conversing with reporters on Thursday, Mixon was nonetheless indignant.
“I was the No. 1 leader in rushing. I was stopped because of that weak-ass hip-drop tackle,” Mixon said. “I can't do nothing about that. It's discouraging, it is what it is. I wish to be out there more than anybody.”
One facet of how NFL fines are dealt that genuinely enraged Mixon is in conditions the place a player was striving to protect themselves — dropping a helmet as they're about to be tackled — that led to extra pricey punishment for these gamers and never those who're delivering tackles that might harm opponents.
“You got guys out here protecting themselves from hits and they are getting fined $45,000 and $50,000,” Mixon mentioned. “And for an illegal hip drop tackle they're getting fined $16,000 when it's supposed to be an emphasis, it's supposed to be taken out of the game. So obviously the priorities ain't right with what's going on. It is frustrating to see, but it is what it is. If we're going to talk about playing the game the right way, we got to have integrity for the game when it comes to it.”
Green Bay Packers working back Josh Jacobs and Seattle Seahawks working back Zach Charbonnet had been fined $45,020 (multiple offense), and Mixon's teammate, Nico Collins, was docked $22,511 for “Unnecessary Roughness (use of the helmet)” in current weeks.
Mixon partaking in Thursday's observe is a constructive sign for his Week 6 availability. He articulated he'll have interaction in Friday's train after which make a decision about whether or not he performs Sunday.
