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.
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.
retire jim nantz
— Joe Stoner (@JoeStonerCBD) January 27, 2025
The same fan previously added, “Horrible announcing by Jim Nantz… Put the drink down, Jim. Retire.”
horrible announcing by jim nantz & @NFLonCBS you can’t call “flag” without being certain in that spot. put the drink down, jim. retire
— Joe Stoner (@JoeStonerCBD) January 27, 2025
One fan also said, “Jim Nantz should retire. Biggest play of the game and says there is a flag and magically not a flag.”
@NFLonCBS Jim Nantz should retire. Biggest play of the game and says there is a flag and magically not a flag.
— John Marion (@logano22fortheW) January 27, 2025
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.
NEW ANGLE: AWFUL CALL FROM THE REFS, THIS WAS SOMEHOW CALLED A CATCH FOR THE #CHIEFS.
THE BALL CLEARLY HIT THE GROUND AND THE WR DID NOT HAVE FULL POSSESSION OF THE BALL.
THIS IS INSANE 😳
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) January 27, 2025
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.”
Even though this ball hit the ground and neither player had complete possession the refs rule that this was a catch by Xavier Worthy. pic.twitter.com/VuCbWzA6tH
— Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) January 27, 2025
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.”
I’m quitting watching football. There is no other way to teach @nflcommish a lesson. This is blatant cheating. #nflrigged pic.twitter.com/fGzya6LOQX
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) January 27, 2025
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.
