The NFL announced the referee for Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, and the news was not well-received in the greater Boston area.
Clete Blakeman will work his second straight AFC title game, and Chiefs fans may recall he was part of the so-called “All-Star” officiating crew that worked the Chiefs’ 54-51 loss to the Rams this season.
So some in Kansas City may not be thrilled by the NFL’s decision.
But many in Boston are downright unhappy.
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Some Patriots fans recall how Blakeman shook hands with Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles in last year’s AFC Championship Game (but Blakeman also congratulated quarterback Tom Brady after that contest).