The former NFL Rules VP has refuted rumors of a conspiracy to place Taylor Swift and the Chiefs in the Super Bowl
During a recent appearance on SiriusXM Radio, Dean Blandino, the NFL’s former vice president of officiating and current rules analyst for Fox, shared that his brother believes the league is “rigged” and pointed to Taylor Swift’s influence on the NFL.
Blandino’s comments came amid growing questions about the Kansas City Chiefs’ performance this season.
“My brother says, ‘They want Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl,’” Blandino explained on January 28.
“The Super Bowl is going to attract 150 million viewers, whether Taylor Swift is there or not. Enough already.”
He added, “He says the league is rigged and that I can’t say anything about it. I told him, ‘If there were a script, the head of officiating would be involved, and no one ever invited me to that meeting.’”
Blandino’s remarks follow the Chiefs’ narrow win over the Buffalo Bills on January 26, which secured their spot in the Super Bowl.
A controversial call during the AFC Championship, in which officials ruled Buffalo’s Josh Allen short on a crucial fourth-and-one sneak, led to a game-winning touchdown for Kansas City.
This has come on the heels of other controversial officiating calls, particularly in the Chiefs’ previous game against the Houston Texans.
Fans and players have voiced their frustrations, with some questioning the fairness of the officiating and whether Kansas City has been favored.
In their 23-14 win over the Houston Texans, the Kansas City Chiefs benefited from two penalties on Houston for contact with quarterback Patrick Mahomes, helping extend their drives.
Fans expressed frustration on X (formerly Twitter), with one saying, “These refs are ridiculous…” and another joking, “NFL refs when Patrick Mahomes gets touched.”
Rapper Lil Wayne also weighed in, tweeting, «I hate the cheating azz Chiefs.»
Mahomes, however, stayed focused on the game, saying, “No matter what, people will have something to say. The officials are doing their best to make the right calls, and the players decide the outcome.”
