One of the biggest mysteries of the Houston Texans' 2025 season was the injury to running back Joe Mixon.
Mixon was placed on the non-football injury list during the offseason with a foot issue and ended up missing the entire campaign.
The details of what led to Mixon's season-ending injury remain unclear. What we do know is that, based on the list Mixon was placed on, he suffered the injury in a non-football related activity, whatever that might be.
On Wednesday, Texans general manager Nick Caserio provided at least some details on the situation and while he cleared up one mystery surrounding Mixon, he opened the door for another.
According to Aaron Wilson of Click2Houston.com, Caserio said Mixon's injury was a result of a "freak medical thing" rather than Mixon doing something irresponsible to get himself hurt
"Didn't jump off a building, wasn't cliff diving, not doing anything irresponsible. Freak medical thing," Caserio said.
Not exactly the in-depth explanation we were looking for, but it's better than anything Caserio and the Texans have provided since Mixon landed on the NFI list.
When asked about Mixon's status for 2026, Caserio was non-committal, saying he wasn't sure if the veteran running back would even play.
That's because the team wants Mixon to get an "examination," but Caserio admitted the team hasn't seen Mixon in a while.
"It'll be hard to answer that right now," Caserio said, per ESPN's DJ Bien-Aime.
Why Mixon is avoiding the Texans is unclear, but that opens up yet another mystery surrounding the veteran running back.
All of this points to a likely divorce for Mixon and the Texans in 2026.
Mixon has one more year left on his contract, but he can be cut to save $8 million while only incurring a dead-cap charge of $2 million, per Over The Cap.
Given what transpired last season, his age (29) and the lack of communication with the team, it would be surprising to see Mixon back in Houston in 2026.