The statement comes a day after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called the Chiefs conspiracy theories “ridiculous.” NFLRA executive director Scott Green agreed with Goodell in the statement posted to X by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, and tried to illustrate how difficult something like that would be to pull off.

The Kansas City Chiefs are getting an incredibly favorable whistle in the playoffs, according to data guru Warren Sharp. In their 11 playoff games since 2021, the Chiefs’ opponents have had 10 games with at least 10 penalties against, while Kansas City have had zero games with 10-plus penalties against.

The head of the union representing NFL officials calls allegations that officiating crews are biased in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs or any other team “insulting and preposterous.”