Perhaps the most irritating part of the Kansas City Chiefs' dynastic run has been the constant whining across the league about perceived missed calls by referees in big moments. There's no real evidence that the conspiracy theories are true, yet it hasn't stopped other NFL teams and fans from pretending otherwise.
Since it's the offseason, it's the time of year that the NFL Competition Committee considers rule changes to ideally improve the on-field product in the following season. Some adjustments are good, but many are less so.
Naturally, the Chiefs have been the subject of much debate in recent years as jealous opponents try to credit anything other than the organization itself. In a new proposed rule, the committee seems to be directly targeting Kansas City.
The NFL Competiton Committee now has released its proposed rule and bylaw changes, including expanding instant replay to cover “objective aspects of a play and/or to address game administration issues when clear and obvious video evidence is present.” pic.twitter.com/wDhVzfLk5A
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 26, 2025
NFL Competition Committee Proposes Rule Targeting Chiefs
According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, there are a series of proposed rules not only from franchises themselves, but from the committee as well.
As Pelissero noted on X (formerly known as Twitter), the potential changes include expanding instant replay to cover "objective aspects of a play and/or to address game administration issues when clear and obvious video evidence is present."
Obviously, that's a fairly broad concept and could cover many different things. Most have pointed to the controversial fourth-down call against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Divisional Round, during which Josh Allen was ruled short on a tush push, as the inspiration for the suggestion. That said, it's unspecific to the point that it could be applied to a variety of other plays as well.
Regardless, this is just another pathetic attempt by the league to circumvent the Chiefs' success. It's okay to admit when a team like Kansas City is on a dynastic run, yet no one seems to be willing to admit it.
We'll see what happens in the final rule changes but at this point, a large target remains on the Chiefs' backs.