A Virginia man named Mack Donahue has started a petition on Change.org and calls for football fans to boycott the NFL Recent official.
Donahue calls on the competition to introduce “rigorous referee training and accountability mechanisms” in response to suspected Favoritism by referees On the way to the Chiefs of Kansas City, which this season has become a hot talk point for fans.
“A growing concern about the inconsistent referee, in particular clear when observing games with the chiefs of Kansas City, is demonstrating the spirit of this beautiful sport. The exacerbation has reached a point on which many of us are considering not just the Super bowl to boycott, but all future games until there is considerable change, “wrote Donahue in the description of the petition.
“It is time for us to take a position against unjustified referee and appeal to the NFL to introduce rigorous referee training and accountability mechanisms that guarantee a fair game play for all teams. By signing this petition, you agree to member To be the boycott and work on restoring the joy and integrity of NFL games that we love. “
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Patrick Mahomes talks to referee Cloete Blakeman before the AFC Championship match against the Buffalo Bills in HA Field in Arrowhead Stadium 26 January 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (Todd Rosenberg/Getty images)
The petition launched this weekend had fewer than 200 signatures at the time of publication. Many of those who have signed have expressed their support for the case of the petition in the comments.
“This (is a) important reason for democracy,” wrote a signer.
“So many plays were clearly not the right call that even the announcer was confused,” wrote another. This comment may refer to a moment in the 32-29 victory of the Chiefs on the Buffalo Bills when officials ruled that Bills Quarterback Josh Allen was no longer stopped in the fourth quarter. CBS rules analyst Gene Steratorore said during the broadcast that he believed that all got the first down.
That call led to mass -reduction of NFL fans on social media, but it was not the only one.
During the second quarter, civil servants ruled that the broad recipient of Chiefs Xavier Worthy made a catch, despite the video -rehearsing the ball that hit the ground.
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Referees came a similar check during the Playoff division round victory of the Chiefs against the Houston Texans a week earlier when a few roughness of the passer -penaltys against the Texans were called for hits on Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Houston Edge Rusher Will Anderson Jr. was called to roughly the passer on a third in the first quarter. Anderson seemed to push Mahomes into the chest after he had incompletely thrown the ball to a tight end Travis Kelce. Anderson was marked.
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The second punishment came during a Mahomes -Klauteren in the third quarter. He had two blockers on a run and three defenders who lay on him. He went to the right and then back to the left when he decided to slide.
ESPN broadcaster Troy Aikman criticized the penalty and said it is something that the competition should tackle in the low season.
Texan players and head coach Demeco Ryans suggested after the game that the referees were also against them.
Mahomes addressed The issue when reporters were asked last Wednesday if he believed that referees gave him a preferred treatment.
Referee Carl Cheffers speaks to Patrick Mahomes during a break in the third quarter against the Houston Texanen in HA Field in Arrowhead Stadium December 21, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (David Eulitt/Getty images)
“I don’t feel that way,” Mahomes replied. “At the end of the day, the referees do their best to call the game as honest and as good as possible. And everything you can do is go outside and play the game that you love as hard as possible and with the results Live … I think we preach that here in Kansas City.
“You get new referees every year, you get new circumstances and you can never really tell it because every piece is different. And that is what makes the NFL so special. I feel that I have just kept playing the game, and me Just try it win.
Chiefs Stars Tight End Travis Kelce refused to tackle the problem when his brother Jason Kelce was asked about the official during an episode of their podcast “New Heights” last week.
“I would like to plead the fifth,” said the tight end, jokes, referring to his constitutional right to remain silent when Jason raised the issue.
Now the Chiefs get a super bowl -rematch against the Philadelphia Eagles. When the two teams last met two years ago in the Super Bowl, that match was determined by a controversial fine called late in the match against Eagles Cornerback James Bradberry, who set up the Chiefs for a 38-35 victory.
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