Whereas Andy Reid is primarily involved with getting a win for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs Sunday, issues about the best way the Tremendous Bowl shall be officiated are additionally being dropped at his consideration.
Over the previous a number of months, followers, sports activities commentators and social media observers have debated whether or not the Chiefs have benefited from favoritism from NFL referees.
Reid shortly shot down the thought, saying officers “do not favor” the Chiefs, or every other group.
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Kansas Metropolis Chiefs head coach Andy Reid speaks to referee Shawn Hochuli throughout the second half in opposition to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Dec. 17, 2023. (Eric Canha/USA Immediately Sports activities)
“They don’t favor one facet or the opposite. … That’s not how this factor goes. I don’t suppose the officers care about what’s mentioned,” Reid mentioned. “They’re doing their job, and so they’re doing it to one of the best of their potential.”
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Reid argued the perceived favoritism creates a “good story” however is just not based mostly in “actuality.”
“It’s a great story, however that’s not the fact of the way it works,” he added. “You would be insulting them to suppose that’s what they do. They exit, and so they name it like they see it. There’s some, as a coach, I sit there and I am going, ‘I don’t agree with it.’ There are some I agree with. That is the way it goes.”
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs head coach Andy Reid talks to a referee throughout the first half in opposition to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Dec. 8, 2019. (Paul Rutherford/USA Immediately Sports activities)
Throughout a press convention in New Orleans earlier this week, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell dismissed assertions that officers have given the Chiefs a bonus.
“That’s a ridiculous idea for anybody who would possibly take it significantly,” Goodell mentioned Monday. “It displays plenty of the followers’ ardour, and I feel it is also a reminder for us how essential officiating is. And I feel the women and men that officiate within the NFL are excellent.”
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Coming again late and pulling off shut wins appeared to have been an indicator of the Chiefs’ season. Within the AFC championship sport victory over the Buffalo Payments, referees sparked contoversy after they dominated quarterback Josh Allen inches brief of a vital first down within the fourth quarter.
The vital measurement ignited questions on whether or not the NFL ought to undertake a type of ball-tracking know-how.
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Chiefs proprietor Clark Hunt additionally shrugged off the concept that the back-to-back Tremendous Bowl champions have gotten preferential remedy from referees, saying you “virtually must chortle at” the thought.
The NFL Referees Affiliation described the criticism as “insulting and preposterous.”
The Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles meet within the Tremendous Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9, at 6:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
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