Tavia Hunt, wife of Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, has stepped up to speak for her team against referee bias accusations! As Chiefs are being criticized for receiving favorable calls, she has come forth to address the allegations, without losing her composure. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are getting ready for another Super Bowl appearance, and she indeed doesn’t want the critics to discredit what they’ve achieved so far.

Taking to her IG handle, Tavia Hunt shared talk show host Rich Eisen’s post, in which Julian Edelman talks about “whether or not the Chiefs receive favoritism from the referees.” Sharing the post, Tavia echoed his sentiments, captioning her story, “The referees are all graded on their calls.” In the post, Edelman strongly defends the Chiefs, dismissing the claims on how NFL referees favor them, calling it “baloney.”

Adding further, he substantiates that the friction is arising because of teams’ inability to beat the Chiefs. He states, “If you’ve got a problem with it, go beat them.” Further, he explains how referees do not control the game’s outcome, as the team’s performance determines the turnovers, penalties, and missed opportunities. Players, in fact, need to adjust to how referees call the game, as Edelman remarks, “You learn about it during that first part of the game.” If they call a tight game, players must tighten up.

Moreover, Edelman also compliments the Chiefs on how they try to play error free. “They play situationally tight.” Hence, despite such command over the gameplay, the way Chiefs are being criticized has made him “sick and tired,” as Edelman states on The Jim Rome Show. Edelman made his comments after the Chiefs triumphed over the Texans and Bills with some controversial officiating calls. And Tavia Hunt echoed his sentiments, as she took a stand for her team.

NFL to expand replay assist system amid Tavia Hunt’s response

The NFL intends to expand its replay assist system, deciding to include QB slides in 2025. And, it seeks to do this to address the controversial calls. Especially the recent one encircling Patrick Mahomes from the AFC divisional playoff. Mahomes was the beneficiary of a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness as he slid late under two Texans defenders, Folorunso Fatukasi and Henry To’oTo’o.

ESPN’s Troy Aikman expressed strong criticism against the call, disagreeing with the penalty, adding that Mahomes barely got hit. Even Texans pass rusher Will Anderson Jr. thought that they were at a disadvantageous position. He said he “knew it was going to be us versus the refs going into this game.”

Mahomes also came forth to make a statement regarding favoritism, as stated in ESPN’s article. He said, “I don’t feel that way,” as he praised the referees. He continued, “All you can do is go out there and play the game that you love as hard as you can and live with the results.” Indeed, the Chiefs are focused on their Super Bowl journey. Patrick Mahomes is becoming more mindful of his moves. To lead them towards triumph, without falling prey to distorted narratives of biases.