While Andy Reid is mainly anxious to obtain a victory for the Kansas City chiefs on Sunday, concerns about how the Super Bowl will be officiated are also brought to its attention.
In recent months, fans, sports commentators and social media observers have debated if the chiefs have benefited from the favoritism of NFL referees.
Reid quickly shot the idea, saying that managers “do not favor” the chiefs, or any other team.
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Kansas City chiefing coach Andy Reid talks about referee Shawn Hochuli during the second half against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass, December 17, 2023. (Eric Canha / USA TODAY SPORTS)
“They do not favor one side or the other. … This is not how this thing happens. I do not think that those responsible care about what is said,” said Reid. “They are doing their job and they do their abilities at best.”
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Reid argued that perceived favoritism creates a “good story” but is not based on “reality”.
“It’s a good story, but it’s not the reality of how it works,” he added. “You insult them to think that this is what they do. They come out, and they call it as if they saw it. There are, as a coach, I sit there and I go : “I don’t agree with that. ‘There are some I agree.
Kansas City chiefing coach Andy Reid talks about a referee during the first half against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., December 8, 2019. (Paul Rutherford / USA TODAY SPORTS)
At a press conference in New Orleans earlier this week, the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell rejected the claims that the officials gave the chiefs an advantage.
“This is a ridiculous theory for anyone could take it seriously,” said Goodell on Monday. “It reflects a large part of the passion of fans, and I think it is also a reminder for us how important it is.
Returning late and making victories closely seemed to have been a characteristic of the chiefing season. During the victory of the AFC championship over the Buffalo Bills, the referees sparked controversies when they directed the quarter-Arrière Josh Allen inches less than a crucial first trial in the fourth quarter.
The critical measure has triggered questions about the question of whether the NFL should adopt a form of balloon monitoring technology.
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The owner of the chiefs, Clark Hunt, also increased the shoulders of the idea that the consecutive champions of the Super Bowl received a preferential treatment of the referees, saying that you “must almost laugh at” the idea.
The NFL referees’ association described criticism as “insulting and absurd”.
The Chiefs and the Eagles of Philadelphia meet in the Super Bowl on Sunday February 9 at 6.30 pm He on Fox.
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