Rob Gronkowski takes NFL officials to task over alleged Chiefs favoritism

NFL legend Rob Gronkowski takes NFL officials to task in a recent interview with Fox News Digital, saying they favor the Chiefs.

Surely, referees in the National Football League don't actually favor the Kansas City Chiefs, do they?

Well, Rob Gronkowski has the mind of the NFL fan and thinks that something is up.

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The Chiefs are in their third consecutive Super Bowl, and it's fair to say they got some benefit from the officiating in the AFC title game against the Buffalo Bills.

Rob Gronkowski (Jim Rogash/Getty Images/File)

A pivotal 4th-and-1 rush by Bills quarterback Josh Allen was ruled short (it could be argued the Bills crossed the marker on third down). The Chiefs responded by scoring a touchdown on the next drive. And while the Bills did tie it up, the field was clearly tilted afterward.

This version of the Chiefs is being talked about like Gronk's New England Patriots used to be talked about: favoritism from the refs but still difficult to beat. Gronk joked in a recent interview with Fox News Digital that even his quarterback Tom Brady got the favor of the whistle.

"It was Tom, but he deserved it at the time. He was an 18-year vet, and he took his punishment as a young buck during his first eight years in the league. Oh my lord, he used to get lit up. It was understandable he got calls," Gronk said.

And perhaps the Chiefs have gotten that same benefit, Gronkowski added, saying the refs are "definitely … more lenient" toward the Chiefs.

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"It’s been shown throughout the regular season and extending into the playoffs," Gronk quipped.

He later added, "I just feel like there’s something, like, maybe give them an