Three Time Super Bowl Champion Julian Edelman Furious Over Allegations Towards Officials Favoring Kansas City Chiefs

Former New England Patriots star and three time Super Bowl champion, Julian Edelman, believes the allegations over referees favoring the Chiefs are ridiculous. 

Julian Edelman Speaks On Referees Favoring Chiefs Ahead Of Super Bowl 2025

The one-time Super Bowl MVP winner has spoken out against the criticism towards the Kansas City Chiefs over referees favoring Andy Reid’s side.

During his time as a player, Edelman has to endured a very similar thing as the New England Patriots and Tom Brady dealt with a similar allegation over favoritism.

On an episode of ‘The Rich Eisen Show’, the former NFL wide receiver was asked about the idea that referees are favoring the Chiefs and he gave a very firm answer on the topic.

He said: “It’s apparent when you’re on top, everyone wants to bring you down. It’s a bunch of baloney that the league is helping the Kansas City Chiefs. If you have a problem with it, go beat ‘em.

“The refs aren’t involved when you throw interceptions, when you fumble the ball, when you jump offsides, when you don’t convert third down or fourth down.

“They can’t control that. If you want to beat ‘em, go beat ‘em. Don’t talk about it – be about it. I’m so sick and tired about people saying that about the Chiefs.”

As previously mentioned, Edelman was on the receiving end of these claims during his 11-year spell at the Patriots with Tom Brady being the focal point of these theories.

During the same episode, the three time Super Bowl champion spoke on how the Patriots studied referees but did not gain an unfair advantage from them.

Edelman said: “We all have scouting reports on each ref crew and how they like to [call] the game. You learn about it during that first part of that game.

“If they’re calling it tight, you tighten back. If they’re not, you just hope they’re consistent throughout the whole thing, which they usually are.

“Yes, they miss calls and they do these things, and there’s some bad calls here and there. But there’s a handful of roughing the passers for guys that don’t even have a resume that you looked at this year that got the call.

“If it’s close, leave it alone. Yeah, they’ll probably have to address that sideline awareness stuff, but these whole graphics about, ‘Oh, they get the call, and they don’t give the call to them.’ Because they’re coached better.”

The Chiefs will be hoping to set a new record at Super Bowl LIX, as they face the Philadelphia Eagles and a win would see Andy Reid’s men become the first franchise to ever win the competition on three consecutive occasions.