Prior to the Super Bowl, the judges are under a lot of control, with fans and experts discussing whether the officials are favoring Kansas City Chiefs.
Troy Aikman, an ESPN -tv company and Pro Football Hall of Famer, said the league “owes” it to his fans to tackle the official problems, especially with how much money people have at stake when playing, and NFL continues to promote betting.
“I know the officials have a tough job. I mean the control they are under. As we’ve got more advanced with immediate repetition, these guys have been more and more investigated,” Aikman said under one the latest performance on “Si Media with Jimmy Traina.”
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Hall of Fame Quarterback Troy Aikman before a game 6 November 2023 at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“And the game has not become less controversial. The game has become more controversial,” Aikman said. “I just think we are at a point that this has tilted a bit because the league is partners with a number of these game services.
“Here you promote games – people play more than they ever have before, and these types of calls – there is a lot at stake regardless. But especially when you are considering there is a lot of money changing hands with these calls.
“I think we owe the fans that we get it right and I think we’re at a time when we can. We can get it more right. So it really was my position in just trying To lean on the NFL and say, ‘Hi, we need to fix this.
The conversation about the judges continued after last week’s AFC championship winnings for Chiefs.
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TV commentator Troy Aikman before a game between Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals 4 December 2023 at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. (David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Buffalo Bills -Quarterback Josh Allen’s failed fourth down conversion on a QBSneak became a warm controversial topic because some observers questioned whether Chiefs actually stopped him shortly after a first down.
Chief’s wide recipient Xavier Worthy’s reception while struggling with Bills Safety Cole Bishop for the ball in the first half also had fans skeptical that the judges called the real call because it looked as if Bishop had a good grip on the ball.
Tavia Hunt, wife of Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt, went to social media to tackle the “referee’s favorites” in front of the Super Bowl.
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The Super Bowl is still over a week away and conversations about the official won’t disappear soon.
Chiefs assumes Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl 9 February at. 18:30 one at Fox.
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