NFL fans to boycott Super Bowl after Kansas City | NFL News

A petition urging NFL fans to boycott the Super Bowl has emerged online, with Cheryl Bosa, mom of San Francisco 49ers’ Nick Bosa, lending her assist.

Cheryl Bosa publicly joined the social media backlash, accusing the league of manipulating calls in favour of the Kansas City Chiefs over latest seasons.

While the Chiefs have steadily been on the receiving finish of beneficial selections in essential video games – together with Sunday’s controversial choice not to award the Buffalo Bills a first down on a very important fourth-down quarterback sneak – there may be no proof to counsel that Patrick Mahomes and his workforce are being given an unfair benefit via underhand ways.

The Chiefs beat the Bills 32-29 at Arrowhead Stadium, securing their place within the Super Bowl for the fifth time in six seasons and holding alive their dream of an unprecedented third consecutive Lombardi Trophy win.

However, a Virginia man named Mack Donahue has urged fans to assist his Change.org petition to boycott the massive recreation. Aimed at NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, the petition had almost 750 signatures on the time of writing.

“This petition calls for all NFL viewers upset by the current state of refereeing in the league to commit to boycotting the Super Bowl and future games until measures ensuring accountability and fairness in refereeing are introduced,” the petition reads.

Supporters are rallying collectively for a boycott, intending to peacefully signal their dissatisfaction and strain the NFL into addressing their grievance. They demand: “It’s time we took a stand against unjust refereeing and called on the NFL to introduce rigorous referee training and accountability mechanisms that will guarantee fair game-play for all teams.”

Despite the growing assist for the motion, it is questionable whether or not the league will take discover, notably given the record-breaking 57.4 million viewers for the AFC Championship recreation, indicating an upsurge in NFL curiosity.

Bosa’s mom has added fuel to the fire with an Instagram video stating beneficial selections given to the Chiefs in final yr’s Super Bowl extra time overcome the 49ers. With the highlight on Mahomes and his workforce due to accusations of partiality on social media, their focus stays fixed on the upcoming face-off with the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Feb. 9.

Riding high from Sunday’s victory, the quarterback expressed his appreciation: “It’s just so hard to get to the Super Bowl and I don’t take it for granted, and to do it again at Arrowhead Stadium was special. You get that trophy on that stage and you look around here and there’s not an empty seat – it’s special.”

This article initially appeared on Mirror US