The “League Is Rigged” According To Former NFL Head Of Officiating Dean Blandino’s Brother
Fans are so convinced that the NFL is rigging games for Taylor Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs that even Dean Blandino can’t even get his own brother to believe otherwise.
Now a rules analyst for Fox, Blandino is pushing against the narrative that Kansas City gets a favorable whistle from NFL referees.
During a SiriusXM Mad Dog Sports Radio appearance, Dean Blandino was asked about the favorable calls while admitting his brother is convinced the NFL is rigged.
For what it is worth, Blandino does not think the league is intentionally fixing games so the Chiefs can come out on top.
“My brother who is convinced that the league is rigged, that is convinced that I signed an NDA when I left the league office that I cannot tell anybody that it’s rigged,” Blandino said. “We grew up in the same household, by the way. I said, ‘Listen, there’s no conspiracy.’ With the officials – there’s too many variables, there’s too much going on. To me, it’s the hardest sport. When you think about football, with seven different officials, to say, ‘OK, I’m gonna rig this game’ or ‘the game is rigged from the league office down.’ The officials are just trying to get it right.”
Dean Blandino’s brother is just one of thousands who are truly convinced that the Chiefs get timely and favorable calls. Somebody even created a petition titled: “Boycott NFL Games Until Adequate Officiating Fairness Measures Are Implemented.”
There have been several examples of questionable calls where the Chiefs benefitted, including in the Divisional round against the Houston Texans and in this past Sunday’s AFC Championship Game victory over the Buffalo Bills.
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Dean Blandino Agrees That Teams Get Breaks When Speaking On Favorable Whistles For The Chiefs
Former NFL head of officiating Dean Blandino doesn’t believe the Kansas City Chiefs receive favorable treatment from referees.
Blandino, now a rules analyst for FOX Sports, made it clear that there has been “too much” discussion about officiating and how much Kansas City benefits from it.
“People are talking about officiating a little too much. … It’s always going to be a part of the conversation,” Blandino said to TMZ Sports.
