NFL referees ripped by fans over controversial hit on New England Patriots QB Drake Maye

NFL referees were blasted by fans pursuing a deed connected New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye Sunday afternoon.  

Maye exited the Patriots' victory implicit the New York Jets owed to a concussion scare aft a deed to the head. 

He took a deed to the backmost of his caput portion sliding successful Foxborough. He was listed arsenic questionable to instrumentality and replaced with Jacoby Brissett. Brissett would spell connected to pb the Patriots (2-6) to a 25-20 triumph to drawback the team's six-game losing streak.

The deed was somewhat controversial, fixed that Maye had begun sliding erstwhile Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood made helmet-to-helmet interaction with the Patriots' backmost - an evident usurpation of NFL rules. 

However, nary punishment was called connected the play, sparking backlash from furious shot fans connected societal media. 

'I’m nary longer amazed by immoderate inept handling of these situations by the NFL,' 1 instrumentality shared to X, formerly known arsenic societal media. 

'The NFL's officiating needs to beryllium revamped and fixed,' 1 instrumentality wrote connected X. 'You miss this evident helmet to helmet erstwhile a QB is giving himself up and it results successful a imaginable concussion/Drake Maye being knocked retired of the game.' 

'Awful Officiating,' different claimed, earlier a 3rd added: 'Refs suck this twelvemonth league wide.' 

Meanwhile others accused the officials of failing to spot a imaginable penalty, with 1 writing, 'refs are unsighted this game,' portion different agreed, saying, 'The refs are truthful BLIND this year.' 

'Totally unnecessary successful my opinion. He was sliding. Dirty play,' different societal media idiosyncratic chimed in. 

Meanwhile, different NFL fans appeared to hint astatine favoritism wrong the league, suggesting that calls went successful favour of immoderate teams much than offers. 

'Refs ne'er telephone thing for the patriots, but ever connected the chiefs side... I deliberation it's evident that these refs privation Mahomes to surpass tom brady,' 1 instrumentality claimed, referencing the Maye incident.

'If a defender did that to Mahomes helium would’ve been sent to solitary confinement,' different echoed. 

Earlier successful the game, Maye, the first-round prime retired of North Carolina, rushed for a 17-yard touchdown - his archetypal people connected the crushed of his young career.

Maye was having immoderate occurrence successful conscionable his 3rd NFL start.

He completed conscionable 3 of 6 passes acknowledgment to 2 cardinal drops by Patriots receivers, but Maye compensated for that by moving 3 times for 46 yards and a touchdown.

Maye has been awesome since becoming the Patriots' starter 2 games earlier, though helium is inactive searching for his archetypal win.

After completing 4 of 8 passes successful alleviation of Brissett successful a nonaccomplishment to the Jets connected September 19, Maye has gone 49 of 76 for 742 yards, 5 touchdowns and 2 picks.