Tavia Hunt, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs owner and CEO Clark Hunt, isn’t thrilled with the NFL’s officiating this season.
Although the Chiefs improved to 4-0 on Sunday with a win over the Las Vegas Raiders, there were two brutal calls that went against them. Not only did the refs miss Chris Jones being held in the Raiders’ end zone, they allowed a Tre Tucker catch to stand despite the ball bouncing off the turf.
Even though Hunt posted a clip of the missed hold on Jones, the catch that Tucker made was far more controversial as it could’ve led to the Raiders making a game-tying field goal to send things into overtime.
Luckily for the Chiefs, their defense came up with a game-winning stop against Kirk Cousins and the Raiders. The bad news for the NFL is the Hunt family isn’t ready to forgive their officiating mistakes.
Not only did Tavia Hunt call out the league’s refs, she debunked the idea that Kansas City benefits from preferential treatment.
“So sick of the past narrative that the Chiefs get all the calls,” Hunt wrote on Instagram. “Stats don’t lie and neither does film — so I’m leaving this here.”
Are the refs against the Chiefs?
Interestingly enough, former Chiefs quarterback Chase Daniel suggested that Patrick Mahomes benefitted from special treatment in Week 3 against the Miami Dolphins.
Before defensive end Chop Robinson put a hit on Mahomes, the ref was getting ready to throw a flag.
“That’s a little bit weird. He’s already going to it. He’s pulling for it already,” Daniel said in his video. “That’s crazy. Like the flag is out before he even finishes the act.”
Suffice to say, the league’s officiating is all over the place on a week-to-week basis.
