Travis Kelce refuses to speak about penalties against Texans for hits on Patrick Mahomes as fans rage

National outrage implicit questionable penalties called during the Kansas City Chiefs' playoff crippled against the Houston Texans made its mode to Travis Kelce's podcast Wednesday, but helium stayed connected the sidelines of the debate. 

After NFL referees called 2 roughing the passer penalties aft hits connected Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes during Saturday's divisional circular game, Texans players and caput manager DeMeco Ryans suggested officials sided with Kansas City. Many fans expressed grievances astir the questionable penalties connected societal media. 

Kelce and his member Jason work immoderate of the outraged tweets during Wendesday's occurrence of their podcast, "New Heights," but Travis refused to talk astir the issue.

"I'd similar to plead the Fifth," the choky extremity said, jokingly referring to his law close to stay silent. 

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Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce (Imagn)

Jason described 1 of the penalties arsenic "completely, perfectly ridiculous." 

"He didn't adjacent get touched," Jason said. "I recognize wherefore they called it. I conscionable deliberation it was a atrocious call."

Travis is 1 of the fewer radical to stay soundless connected the substance arsenic the penalties were among the astir debated topics successful shot implicit the past week. 

Mahomes has since defended referees for the penalties aggregate times. The backmost was asked by reporters Wednesday if helium believed referees were giving him preferential treatment. 

"I don't consciousness that way,'' Mahomes answered. "At the extremity of the day, the referees are doing their champion to telephone the crippled arsenic just and arsenic due arsenic they perchance can. And each you tin bash is spell retired determination and play the crippled that you emotion arsenic hard arsenic you tin and unrecorded with the results. ... I deliberation that's what we preach present successful Kansas City.

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The homes of Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were reportedly burglarized past month. (Imagn)

"You get caller referees each year, you get caller circumstances and you ne'er tin truly archer due to the fact that each play's different. And that's what makes the NFL truthful special. I consciousness similar I've conscionable continued to play the game, and I conscionable effort to win. And immoderate happens benignant of happens.''

Mahomes defended the referees Tuesday during a vigor interrogation connected 96.5 The Fan. 

"I‘ve benignant of learned that nary substance what happens during the game, something’s going to travel retired astir it if you triumph and you proceed to win. So, I don’t truly wage attraction to it," Mahomes said. 

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"I mean, obviously, I’ve been connected some sides of it arsenic acold arsenic however I felt the calls were made, but, astatine the extremity of the day, man, those guys are doing their champion to marque the champion calls and support it to wherever the players are making the plays successful the game. 

"And that’s what decides the outcome. And evidently determination was a telephone present oregon determination that radical didn’t hold with, but, astatine the aforesaid time, I deliberation determination was a batch of different plays that truly decided the result of that shot game."

Head referee Clay Martin explained the calls to a excavation newsman aft the game, saying 1 of the arguable calls was a effect of "forcible interaction to the look disguise area," which warranted a flag. He said determination was forcible interaction to Mahomes’ "hairline" connected different unnecessary roughness call.

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