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Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Conspiracy theory 'insulting and preposterous'
The executive director of the NFL Referees Association is the latest to release a statement to rubbish the continued conspiracy theory about bias towards the Kansas City Chiefs. Roger Goodell called it a "ridiculous theory" and three-time Super Bowl winner Julian Edelman labelled it as "baloney" and now the head of the refereeing union has also rejected the claims. "It is insulting and preposterous to hear conspiracy theories that somehow 17 officiating crews consisting of 138 officials are colluding to assist one team," Green said in a statement. "NFL officials are graded every week, on every single play of each game. These grades are the determining factor as to who receives post-season assignments. "There are many things that fans can worry about over a 17-game season, such as coaching decisions, player injuries, the weather and, yes, even close calls on incredible plays made by incredible athletes. "But you can rest assured that on every single down, NFL officials, both on the field and in the replay booth, are doing everything humanly possible to officiate every play correctly."
BBC News
05-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Conspiracy theory 'insulting and preposterous'
The executive director of the NFL Referees Association is the latest to release a statement to rubbish the continued conspiracy theory about bias towards the Kansas City Goodell called it a "ridiculous theory" and three-time Super Bowl winner Julian Edelman labelled it as "baloney" and now the head of the refereeing union has also rejected the claims."It is insulting and preposterous to hear conspiracy theories that somehow 17 officiating crews consisting of 138 officials are colluding to assist one team," Green said in a statement. "NFL officials are graded every week, on every single play of each game. These grades are the determining factor as to who receives post-season assignments."There are many things that fans can worry about over a 17-game season, such as coaching decisions, player injuries, the weather and, yes, even close calls on incredible plays made by incredible athletes. "But you can rest assured that on every single down, NFL officials, both on the field and in the replay booth, are doing everything humanly possible to officiate every play correctly."
NBC Sports
05-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
NFL Referees Association calls 'conspiracy theories' both 'insulting' and 'preposterous'
On Monday, Commissioner Roger Goodell pushed back on the suggestion that game officials favor the Chiefs. On Tuesday, the union representing game officials issued a statement expressing appreciation for the Commissioner's remarks. 'Commissioner Goodell's comments that it is 'ridiculous' to presume that NFL Officials are not doing everything possible to make the right call on every play is spot on,' NFL Referees Association executive director Scott Green said. 'Officiating crews do not work the same team more than twice each regular season. It is insulting and preposterous to hear conspiracy theories that somehow 17 officiating crews consisting of 138 officials are colluding to assist one team.' That's a bit strong. And it teeters on the possibility of protesting too much. The fans who believe that the Chiefs are receiving assistance from the officials believe that the league has made it clear to the officials that they should assist the Chiefs. A conspiracy among the 138 officials isn't needed, if they're taking their directions from 345 Park Avenue. 'There are many things that fans can worry about over a 17-game season, such as coaching decisions, player injuries, the weather and, yes, even close calls on incredible plays made by incredible athletes,' Green said. 'But you can rest assured that on every single down, NFL officials, both on the field and in the replay booth, are doing everything humanly possible to officiate every play correctly.' That still doesn't prevent subconscious motivations from creeping into the brain of the officials. As we've said in the past, the elimination of the wall between football business and football integrity could easily prompt officials to become keenly aware that money comes from ratings, ratings come from having star quarterbacks available to play, and officials have a role in keeping star quarterbacks healthy. It's not about the Chiefs. It's about the star quarterbacks. Beyond Mahomes being the biggest star quarterback — and arguably the player most valuable to the entire league — he's consistently playing in the most important games. So if the officials have a subconscious bias to protect star quarterbacks, Mahomes will be the one who benefits from it the most. It's not a conspiracy. It's a manifestation of the league's belief that, without star quarterbacks available to play, the product will suffer, the ratings will drop, the revenue decline, and there will be less money available to pay everyone — including the officials. With the Super Bowl approaching, the immediate question is whether the subconscious bias to protect players like Mahomes will, given the talk of the officials favorng the Chiefs, result in a correction that will benefit the Eagles.
USA Today
05-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Travis Kelce deftly avoided a Taylor Swift and Chiefs referee conspiracy question
This Kansas City Chiefs referee conspiracy stuff has gotten WAY out of hand, so much so that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addressed it, as did the NFL Referees Association. And of course on Super Bowl Opening Night, someone — it appears to be Rich Shertenlieb, the former Toucher and Rich co-host — asked Travis Kelce what he loves more: Taylor Swift or 'phantom 15-yard roughing the passer penalties in the playoffs.' Kelce handled it perfectly: 'That's a good question. Anybody else?' You can also see Shertenlieb ask Patrick Mahomes who his favorite referee is. These guys are pros for handling these questions.
NBC Sports
05-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
NFL Referees Association calls "conspiracy theories" both "insulting" and "preposterous"
On Monday, Commissioner Roger Goodell pushed back on the suggestion that game officials favor the Chiefs. On Tuesday, the union representing game officials issued a statement expressing appreciation for the Commissioner's remarks. 'Commissioner Goodell's comments that it is 'ridiculous' to presume that NFL Officials are not doing everything possible to make the right call on every play is spot on,' NFL Referees Association executive director Scott Green said. 'Officiating crews do not work the same team more than twice each regular season. It is insulting and preposterous to hear conspiracy theories that somehow 17 officiating crews consisting of 138 officials are colluding to assist one team.' That's a bit strong. And it teeters on the possibility of protesting too much. The fans who believe that the Chiefs are receiving assistance from the officials believe that the league has made it clear to the officials that they should assist the Chiefs. A conspiracy among the 138 officials isn't needed, if they're taking their directions from 345 Park Avenue. 'There are many things that fans can worry about over a 17-game season, such as coaching decisions, player injuries, the weather and, yes, even close calls on incredible plays made by incredible athletes,' Green said. 'But you can rest assured that on every single down, NFL officials, both on the field and in the replay booth, are doing everything humanly possible to officiate every play correctly.' That still doesn't prevent subconscious motivations from creeping into the brain of the officials. As we've said in the past, the elimination of the wall between football business and football integrity could easily prompt officials to become keenly aware that money comes from ratings, ratings come from having star quarterbacks available to play, and officials have a role in keeping star quarterbacks healthy. It's not about the Chiefs. It's about the star quarterbacks. Beyond Mahomes being the biggest star quarterback — and arguably the player most valuable to the entire league — he's consistently playing in the most important games. So if the officials have a subconscious bias to protect star quarterbacks, Mahomes will be the one who benefits from it the most. It's not a conspiracy. It's a manifestation of the league's belief that, without star quarterbacks available to play, the product will suffer, the ratings will drop, the revenue decline, and there will be less money available to pay everyone — including the officials. With the Super Bowl approaching, the immediate question is whether the subconscious bias to protect players like Mahomes will, given the talk of the officials favorng the Chiefs, result in a correction that will benefit the Eagles.
