{"id":8996,"date":"2024-09-28T22:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8996"},"modified":"2024-09-28T22:39:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:39:02","slug":"rob-gronkowski-has-a-bold-reaction-to-patrick-mahomes-and-chiefs-seemingly-getting-favored-by-the-referees-in-every-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8996","title":{"rendered":"Rob Gronkowski has a \u2018bold\u2019 reaction to Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs seemingly getting favored by the referees in every game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During his years with the New England Patriots,\u00a0<strong>Rob Gronkowski<\/strong>\u00a0knows how it feels to be on the positive side of being favorites. Now after retiring, he has seen the Kansas City Chiefs take over as the best team in the NFL. With the way the Super Bowl favorites have been playing so far, the former superstar tight end talked about how certain things go the way of\u00a0<strong>Patrick Mahomes<\/strong>\u00a0and his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>I would say so, I don\u2019t really get calls. I mean I was double teamed, I was basically executed off the line of scrimmage half the time and five yards into the route. And then they would call pass interference on me when I was trying to get the guy off of me. So yeah, the Chiefs get way more calls than the Patriots.<\/p>\n<p>The 4-time Super Bowl champion was a guest on the\u00a0<em>Up &amp; Adams<\/em>\u00a0show. Host\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/tag\/Kay-Adams\/\">Kay Adams<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0asked him with a sarcastic smile on her face if the Chiefs were benefitting from calls in the game than his Patriots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/tag\/rob-gronkowski\/\">Rob Gronkowski<\/a>\u00a0was clear that he did not get favorable calls during his time in the NFL. But he also did not refute Kay Adams\u2019 jibe at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/tag\/tom-brady\/\">Tom Brady<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0getting favors from referees.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"flying-press-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wwtwyqF0yYA?feature=oembed&amp;autoplay=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/cache\/flying-press\/wwtwyqF0yYA-hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Gronkowsi on Falcons\/Saints, Week 4 Upsets, Travis Kelce Struggles, Chargers Beating Chiefs?\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This interview was after the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/category\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0beat the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night. It happened to be the third straight game this season where some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/referees-bias-towards-kansas-city-once-again-doesnt-sit-well-with-nfl-fans\/\">questionable calls<\/a>\u00a0went their way. That led to louder voices from fans and analysts as they have witnessed this happen over and over.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">4x SB Champ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobGronkowski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RobGronkowski<\/a> says the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> get &#8220;WAY MORE&#8221; calls than the Patriots did during their dynasty \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udd0a<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was basically executed off the line of scrimmage half the time.&#8221; \ud83d\ude2d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heykayadams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@heykayadams<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WRELGWSHEk\">pic.twitter.com\/WRELGWSHEk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Up &amp; Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UpAndAdamsShow\/status\/1838962997361779161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rob Gronkowski felt that even if opponents were on his back while catching a ball, referees would not throw a flag. His words were pointing at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/bengals-fans-accuse-chiefs-of-foul-play-courtesy-of-referees-after-marginal-loss\/\">recent calls that benefitted<\/a>\u00a0Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relatedFS\">\n<h2 id=\"h-patrick-mahomes-and-kansas-city-chiefs-to-face-chargers-on-sunday-night-football\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs to face Chargers on Sunday Night Football<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/tag\/patrick-mahomes\/\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a>\u00a0and his Kansas City Chiefs may not need to rely on favorable calls in their clash against the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/category\/nfl\/los-angeles-chargers\/\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>. Their opponents are struggling with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chargers.com\/team\/injury-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">injury bug<\/a>\u00a0as key players are listed as questionable or out for this contest. Most notably, is the situation surrounding QB\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/tag\/justin-herbert\/\">Justin Herbert<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2184613\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Patrick-Mahomes-and-Chiefs-could-continue-winning-run-against-injured-Los-Angeles-Chargers-1200x675.jpg\" sizes=\"auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Patrick-Mahomes-and-Chiefs-could-continue-winning-run-against-injured-Los-Angeles-Chargers-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Patrick-Mahomes-and-Chiefs-could-continue-winning-run-against-injured-Los-Angeles-Chargers-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Patrick-Mahomes-and-Chiefs-could-continue-winning-run-against-injured-Los-Angeles-Chargers-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Patrick-Mahomes-and-Chiefs-could-continue-winning-run-against-injured-Los-Angeles-Chargers-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Patrick-Mahomes-and-Chiefs-could-continue-winning-run-against-injured-Los-Angeles-Chargers-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Patrick-Mahomes-and-Chiefs-could-continue-winning-run-against-injured-Los-Angeles-Chargers.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs could continue winning run against injured Los Angeles Chargers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs could continue winning run against injured Los Angeles Chargers (Image via Open Source\/X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He is still listed as questionable, and no official communication so far has changed that. If anything, the Chargers\u2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/joshua-palmer-candid-life-at-chargers-without-keenan-allen-and-mike-williams\/\">young receiving core<\/a>\u00a0needs a reliable source to be able to build confidence. Against the surging Chiefs secondary, they would prefer Herbert\u2019s accuracy than that of\u00a0<strong>Taylor Heinicke<\/strong>. If Herbert does play, he would like both his starting offensive tackles to be present too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post\">\n<section class=\"section-intro\">\n<div class=\"selfie-and-desc\">\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Then there is the\u00a0<strong>Derwin James<\/strong>\u00a0situation that has fans scratching their heads. With other defenders out too, it seems Mahomes, and his teammates will have it easier than it would have been otherwise. The Chiefs could march on to their three-peat goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"titleTrends\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; During his years with the New England Patriots,\u00a0Rob Gronkowski\u00a0knows how it feels to be on the positive side of being favorites. 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