The Kansas City Chiefs have become one of the least popular teams in the NFL as they seem to get all of the breaks from both officiating crews and league officials. In virtually every Kansas City playoff win over the past five years, there is at least one questionable call by officials that directly leads to a victory. This season, star players Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were seen bullying Ravens kicker Justin Tucker prior to a game and then Kelce was seem attacking his head coach during the teams Super Bowl victory.
It’s hard to picture this team making any other public relations blunders but they seem to top themselves over and over again.
Chiefs Wide Receiver Acknowledges Violation of Rules in Aggressive Tweet
To add to the nonstop torrent of annoying acts made by the back-to-back Super Bowl champions, wide receiver Mecole Hardman was interviewed on Ryan Clark’s Pivot Podcast and answered some questions regarding his departure from the New York Jets last season. While no one can argue that New York was a complete mess last season, there were some questionable comments made.
Former Jets WR/Super Bowl hero Mecole Hardman, appearing on @Realrclark25‘s Pivot podcast, shed some light on what led to his trade from the Jets. For instance:
* Hardman said he refused to return punts vs KC because he felt STC Brant Boyer had misled him about the…
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) February 27, 2024
The biggest revelation from the interview was that Hardman was approached by both Kansas City General Manger Brett Veach and Mahomes while he was still under contract with New York. If Veach or Mahomes approached Hardman, it would blatantly violate the NFL’s code of conduct regarding tampering. That rule was enforced just a few years ago when the Miami Dolphins forfeited a first round draft pick for an attempt to lure then New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to south Florida.
At the minimum, the NFL needs to investigate to ensure that rules weren’t broken during this incident. Kansas City may be a dynasty but no team should be allowed to actively recruit from other NFL rosters during the season. It completely disintegrates the integrity of the game especially when Hardman stated that he refused to return punts against his former team. The decision put New York into a bind as their usual returner Xavier Gipson had gone down with an injury.
While the NFL has gone out of their way to enforce some absurd rules, they have a tendency to avoid penalizing their big profit centers. While Kansas City may be the best team in the entire NFL, the rules of fair play dictate that they should be held to the same standards as everyone else.
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