VIDEO: NFL Fans Are Furious After Texans RB Joe Mixon Was Injured By A Dirty Tackle That The League Is Trying To Eliminate, But The Refs Still Didn’t Call It

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon became the victim of the dreaded hip-drop tackle.

During the third quarter of the Sunday night game between the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears, Mixon injured his ankle on a play that has been banned.

Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards had a classic hip drop tackle, injuring Texans running back Joe Mixon on Sunday Night Football.

No flag was thrown.

Mixon’s ankle turned in a way that shouldn’t have as he got dragged down to the ground with 11:52 remaining in the third quarter.

Not flagged but injury potential is why #HipDrop is banned#JoeMixon to tent to rule out high ankle sprain pic.twitter.com/7xUqeFElIJ

— David J. Chao – ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) September 16, 2024

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Needless to say, fans were not happy about the no-call:

Clip one: The #NFL's official example of what a hip-drop tackle penalty is…

Clip two: is what happened to Joe Mixon tonight, no penalty flag—an obvious hip-drop tackle.

THE #NFL NEEDS TO STOP CREATING RULES THAT THEY ARE NOT ENFORCING

(via @TonyCMKE) pic.twitter.com/HAGJsAeikr

— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) September 16, 2024

🚨NEWS: #Texans star RB Joe Mixon got injured on this play, after the #Bears LB CLEARLY USED THE HIP-DROP TACKLE TO TAKE HIM DOWN.

NO CALL FROM THE REFS.

What are we doing…

(via @AryePulli)
pic.twitter.com/MlXY5Mo7FC

— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) September 16, 2024

THIS is a hip drop tackle. This should’ve been a flag right there. This play was deemed illegal because of what literally just happened…Mixon is hurt now smh pic.twitter.com/rTl82OlmN2

— Thats All folks. (@KingOfRome__) September 16, 2024

THAT'S A HIP-DROP TACKLE ON MIXON. THROW THE FLAG. OUTRAGEOUSLY DANGEROUS.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) September 16, 2024

Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards can expect his fine letter this week.

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Luckily for everybody involved, the Texans running back was able to come back into this game and play.

Joe Mixon Had Game To Remember In First Contest With Texans

Joe Mixon’s first game as a Texans was one to remember last week.

Mixon rumbled for 159 yards on 30 carries in Sunday’s road win at Indianapolis.

The veteran running back is exactly what CJ Stroud needs after he was traded to the Texans from Cincinnati this offseason.

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