{"id":12483,"date":"2025-02-02T14:36:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T14:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12483"},"modified":"2025-02-02T14:36:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T14:36:42","slug":"breaking-travis-kelce-breaks-silence-on-chiefs-referee-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12483","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Travis Kelce breaks silence on Chiefs referee controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Travis-Kelce-breaks-silence-on-Chiefs-referee-controversy.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Travis Kelce Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Travis Kelce is breaking his silence on a rumor fueling in the Chiefs Kingdom. Travis, who is a tight end on the Kansas City Chiefs, spoke to his brother, former Philadelphia Eagles center, Jason Kelce, about the rumor that has been plaguing the Kansas City franchise.<\/p>\n<p>On Jason&#8217;s ESPN show, They Call It Late Night, the Super Bowl champion asked his younger brother, \u201cBe honest, if [the Kansas City Chiefs] would have lost, would you be here right now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jason was referring to the AFC Championship game where the Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills 32-29.<\/p>\n<p>Travis joined Jason for the show via satellite and responded, \u201c100 percent,\u201d he would have joined Jason in person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cD*mmit, Josh [Allen], why\u2019d you have to ruin this?\u201d Jason reacted by referencing the Bills&#8217; quarterback and MVP prospect Josh Allen.<\/p>\n<p>Jason then joked with Travis about his excellent performance during the game and that if the referees were to really thank for that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat? I thought it was fair,\u201d Travis responded.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jason Kelce's FULL INTERVIEW with Travis Kelce on They Call It Late Night\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f0RTb2ctXC8?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time the Kelce brothers have discussed this rumor. One an episode of their podcast New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, they addressed the situation by referring to Lil Wayne&#8217;s comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole world was talking about something else during the game, and I&#8217;m sure you saw some of this, but they were complaining about the refs again, Trav,\u201d former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason said on the podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne [wrote on social media], \u2018I hate the cheating a- Chiefs. So an a\u2013 with two z&#8217;s,\u201d Jason added.<\/p>\n<p>Travis responded to Jason saying, \u201cShout out to Tunechie, man,\u201d seemingly shaking off the diss.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flipping the Playoff Switch, Fixing the CFP, Why We Love Snow Games &amp; Hobby Horsing Around | Ep 121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-9YSGh0zV7Y?list=PLOY_2V03-NJpOGp6ZqTy_WU8Uq0D5krnG\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>NFL Players Speak On Chiefs Alleged Referee Favoritism<\/h2>\n<p>During the AFC Championship game, fans believed that the referees were calling penalties in favor of the Chiefs. In one part of the game specifically, during the fourth quarter when Allen was trying to make a 4th-and-1 into a first down. The refs believed Allen was short and in turn, the Chiefs were able to receive the ball and later scored a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Rich Eisen interviewed Chiefs offensive lineman Creed Humphrey last week about his thoughts on the AFC Championship game in regard to the referee rumor.<\/p>\n<p>Eisen asked Humphrey on his eponymous show, \u201cThere\u2019s a narrative that there\u2019s a 12th man for the Chiefs, and it\u2019s the head referee of any game that\u2019s calling the Chiefs. What do you say to people who think that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t listen to any of that stuff much, you know?\u201d Humphrey responded. \u201cFor me, it\u2019s focusing on what we can do!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chiefs C Creed Humphrey Talks SB Three-peat, Mahomes, Eagles &amp; More with Rich Eisen | Full Interview\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_01x-x8ASPE?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bills running back James Cook also voiced his opinion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, as a man, you\u2019ve got to come in there ready to go. F\u2014 that ref s\u2014,\u201d Cook said on the Kickin\u2019 It with Dee podcast. \u201cYou got to come in that b\u2014 ready to go, ready to play. Don\u2019t give a ref nothing to call. That\u2019s my answer, bro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"James Cook Opens Up On Losing To Chiefs: &quot;F**K That Ref S**T!&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MT2YzR-kmsw?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs will now face the Philadelphia Eagles who won the NFC Championship over the Washington Commanders 55-23.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m wishing the best for those guys [and] go birds,\u201d Travis said to Jason before speaking on the Chiefs and Eagles 2023 matchup. \u201cThis team still feels hungry and it feels new almost. We got a lot of new players, got a lot of different faces from the previous two Super Bowl runs and it\u2019s a really different identity on the offensive side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Super Bowl will take place on Feb. 9 at 6:30 ET on FOX.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travis Kelce is speaking out against the rumor that the Kansas City Chiefs are getting special treatment from referees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-12483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-travis-kelce"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING : Travis Kelce breaks silence on Chiefs referee controversy - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12483\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING : Travis Kelce breaks silence on Chiefs referee controversy - 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