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    Pressure Mounts From Fans for Longtime NFL Broadcaster To Retire Following AFC Championship Game

    NFL fans are getting grumpy, urging a broadcasting veteran to retire after his poor performance in the AFC Championship Game.

    Pressure is beginning to mount for a 40-year veteran to retire from NFL broadcasting following his performance in the AFC Championship Game.

    The Kansas City Chiefs have officially moved on to the Super Bowl where they will he playing the Philadelphia Eagles for the second time in three years. Though Mahomes had a great game, there were a lot of controversial calls made — the talk of the town following the game.

    That said, another topic has also been hot, which is Jim Nantz’s performance in the broadcast booth. This performance was so poor that it has even led fans to call for him to call it quits.

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    NFL Fans Call for Longtime Broadcaster Jim Nantz To Retire

    Social media reactions were fast and furious toward the officiating in Josh Allen and Co.’s fourth loss to the Chiefs in the playoffs.

    Nantz’s performance didn’t get quite the angst the referees did, but the feedback was largely negative.

    “Retire Jim Nantz,” said one fan.

    The same fan previously added, “Horrible announcing by Jim Nantz… Put the drink down, Jim. Retire.”

    One fan also said, “Jim Nantz should retire. Biggest play of the game and says there is a flag and magically not a flag.”

    While he’s had a great run, some fans seem to think he’s losing a step.

    NFL Gets Called Out for ‘Blatant Cheating’ in Chiefs’ Controversial Victory Over the Bills

    As another week in the NFL playoffs has passed, more and more people are speaking out against the poor officiating. While fans hoped the refs in the AFC Championship Game would be better than what’s been displayed lately, this unfortunately wasn’t the case.

    There were multiple questionable calls, but one of the worst misses was the refs calling a pass completed to Xavier Worthy in which the ball hit the ground.

    A “rate the refs” account also provided more context for this play which truly highlights how poor of a call it was, adding, “Even though this ball hit the ground and neither player had complete possession the refs rule that this was a catch by Xavier Worthy.”

    Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, also chimed in: “I’m quitting watching football. There’s no other way to teach (Roger Goodell) a lesson. This is blatant cheating.”

    This was due to another poor call later in the game that cost the Bills a critical first down. This ended up leading to the Chiefs’ go-ahead touchdown. This is simply too costly of a call, and the NFL has to get better.

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