National outrage over questionable penalties imposed during the Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff game against the Houston Texans reached Travis Kelce’s podcast Wednesday, but he stayed out of the debate.
After NFL referees called two roughing the passer penalties after hitting Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during Saturday’s divisional round game, Texans players and head coach DeMeco Ryans suggested that officials side with Kansas City. Many fans expressed their complaints about the questionable sanctions on social media.
Kelce and his brother Jason read some of the outraged tweets during Wednesday’s episode of their podcast, “New Heights,” but Travis declined to speak on the topic.
“I’d like to defend the Fifth,” the tight end said, jokingly referring to his constitutional right to remain silent.
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Jason described one of the sanctions as “completely and absolutely ridiculous.”
“They didn’t even touch it,” Jason said. “I understand why they called him. I just think it was a bad decision.”
Travis is one of the few people who is silent on the matter, with penalties being among the most debated topics in football over the past week.
Since then, Mahomes has defended referees on penalties several times. The quarterback was asked by reporters Wednesday if he thought the referees were giving him preferential treatment.
“I don’t feel that way,” Mahomes responded. “At the end of the day, the referees are doing everything they can to make the game as fair and appropriate as possible. And all you can do is go out and play the game you love as hard as you can and live with the results. ..I think that’s what we preach here in Kansas City.
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“You have new referees every year, new circumstances arise and you can never know because every play is different. And that’s what makes the NFL so special. I feel like I’ve kept playing and I’m just trying to do it.” gain. And whatever happens, happens.”
Mahomes defended the referees Tuesday during a radio interview on 96.5 The Fan.
“I’ve learned that no matter what happens during the game, something will come out if you win and keep winning. So I don’t really pay attention to it,” Mahomes said.
“I mean, obviously, I’ve been on both sides as far as how I felt the decisions were made, but, at the end of the day, those guys are doing everything they can to make the best decisions and hold up to where the players are making the best decisions.” plays in the game.
“And that’s what decides the outcome. And obviously there was a call here or there that people didn’t agree with, but at the same time, I think there were a lot of other plays that really decided the outcome of that football game.” “. “.
Head referee Clay Martin explained the calls to a pool reporter after the game, saying one of the controversial calls was the result of “forced contact with the mask area,” which warranted a flag. He said there was forced contact with Mahomes’ “hairline” on another unnecessary roughness call.
