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Travis Kelce caught some heat when he put official Carl Cheffers on blast following a crucial holding call in the Kansas City Chiefs' 18-16 AFC Divisional Round loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
On Tuesday, NFL Referees Association executive director Scott Green told USA Today's Tom Pelissero he views comments like the ones from Kelce—as well as others from Washington cornerback Josh Norman and Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey—as signs of a troubling trend:
They got all fined, and yeah, that's very concerning to us. That's different than what we've seen in the past, and it's definitely something that I want to talk to (NFL Players Association executive director) De Smith about with the players association: What is it we need to do about that?