Super Bowl champ issues blunt warning to NFL officials ahead of Rams-Bears playoff game

The NFL on FOX crew previews Divisional Round matchups between the Houston Texans and New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears.

Marshall Faulk, a Super Bowl champion running back who starred with the St. Louis Rams during his NFL career, had a blunt warning for officials ahead of his former team’s playoff matchup against the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Faulk told TMZ Sports in an interview published Sunday that he’s pulling for Los Angeles in the win, but loves the competitiveness of playoff football overall.

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Tennessee Titans defensive end Jevon Kearse (90) chases down St. Louis Rams back Marshall Faulk (28) during action at Adelpha Coliseum in Nashville on Oct. 31, 1999. (Freeman Ramsey/The Tennessean/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

However, he said the referees need to let the players play.

"Here’s what I hope for – I hope the referees stay their a-- out of the game," Faulk said. "We don’t need to see the referees on TV as much. They’ve been too visible in these games. They’re throwing too many flags.

"I know they want to be seen. But they just need to stay out of the games and allow football to be played on the field."

Faulk’s comments hit the internet a day after controversy erupted in the Denver Broncos’ overtime Divisional Round victory over the Buffalo Bills.

A key interception call that went in favor of the Broncos in overtime sparked the consternation.

At first, it looked like simultaneous possession, which would have led to the Bills keeping the ball. But as Bills receiver Brandin Cooks went down to the ground with the pigskin, the ball rolled into a position where Broncos defensive back Ja'Quan McMillian was able to snatch it away