It’s been a bad week for the NFL when it comes to the roughing the passer penalty rule.
On Sunday, fans ripped into the league when the Falcons were called for a terrible roughing the passer penalty late in the game.
This may be the WORST roughing the passer penalty I’ve ever seen. Embarrassingly bad call. The Falcons got screwed.
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— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 9, 2022
On Monday night, Chiefs’ Chris Jones was called for an absolute terrible roughing the passer penalty.
Do you agree with this roughing the passer call? 🤔
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 11, 2022
After the Chiefs’ Monday Night game, Jones ripped into the NFL over roughing the passer penalties.
“I think they’ve put such an emphasis on it that we need to be able to view it in the booth now,” Jones told reporters. “That’s the next step for the NFL as a whole. Looks can be deceiving. When you look at a replay, it’s a whole different thing. It’s getting absurd.”
Jones added: “Now it’s getting absurd. Now it’s costing teams games.”
📹WATCH: #Chiefs Chris Jones reacts to his controversial second quarter roughing the passer penalty.
"What you want me to do? I'm trying my best" pic.twitter.com/l048FuIKT0
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) October 11, 2022
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes says he’s never seen head coach Andy Reid so mad after a call and admitted that the team was fired up due to the bad reffing in the game.
Mahomes on roughing call: "it wasn't the greatest call in the world." Said he's seen Reid that mad before but not about a referee's call
— Adam Teicher (@adamteicher) October 11, 2022
Mahomes on Chris Jones penalty spurring the team: “There was anger on how we played up until that point…. these games are how you build the character of this team.” #Chiefs
— Harold R. Kuntz (@HaroldRKuntz3) October 11, 2022
