NFL's Roger Goodell defends referees penalizing Chiefs' Kadarius Toney for offsides: 'I find it ironic'

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The referee's decision to call a pre-snap penalty on Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney sparked debate across the NFL this week. The call nullified a go-head touchdown for the Chiefs, who ultimately suffered a three-point loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Reigning NFL and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes, along with head coach Andy Reid, was visibly upset about the penalty. Mahomes later apologized for his sideline outburst officials and his postgame interaction with Bills quarterback Josh Allen.

Reid, some Chiefs players and others seemed to be upset that Toney did not receive a customary pre-snap warning. Although NFL policy does not require referees to give players a warning about a potential pre-snap violation, many officials do issue a warning as a courtesy.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended the referees when he chimed in on the call, saying the officials made the "right call." 

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks from the podium during Round One of the 2023 NFL Draft at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. (Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"I think almost everybody, [to] my knowledge, is acknowledging the officials were absolutely correct," Goodell said Wednesday in his news conference. "That's their job: to call when there's a foul. There was no question about that foul. It was absolutely the right call. If you don't call that, [then] our officials would have been subject to criticism also."

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