NFL could fine Chiefs HC Andy Reid, QB Patrick Mahomes for postgame comments

Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid and QB Patrick Mahomes made their problems much bigger than they had to with the postgame comments following the Week 14 loss to the Buffalo Bills. After taking aim at NFL officiating in their postgame press conferences, the NFL is now evaluating their comments for potential fines as first […]

Charles Goldman — NFL Managing Editor

Dec 11, 2023 12:25 PM EST

Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid and QB Patrick Mahomes made their problems much bigger than they had to with the postgame comments following the Week 14 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

After taking aim at NFL officiating in their postgame press conferences, the NFL is now evaluating their comments for potential fines as first reported by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. For Mahomes in particular, it seems that the incident on the sidelines and his postgame interaction with Josh Allen will also be reviewed by the NFL.

Rapoport added, "his on-field yelling aimed at the refs before the game ended and then on-field comments while cameras were rolling and present may be more of an issue."

#Chiefs coach Andy Reid called the officiating, "A bit embarrassing." QB Patrick Mahomes said of the refs, "Every week, we’re talking about something."

There is a long-standing policy against questioning the integrity of the refs. These will be reviewed, sources say.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 11, 2023

If you didn't catch the postgame press conferences, here's a quick breakdown of what was said.

Andy Reid:

On the Kadarius Toney offside call:

"Normally I’ll get – I never use any of this as excuses, but normally I get a warning before something like that happens in a big game. (It’s) a bit embarrassing in the National Football League for that to take place."

“Normally, yeah, if it’s even close you get a warning. The head coach gets a warning, I mean that normally – I don’t know, I didn’t have a protractor out there. But it’s a bit embarrassing.”

“I’ve been in the league a long time and I haven’t had one like that. So, not where, at least in that kind of position there where it is not given a heads up to.”

Patrick Mahomes:

On the Kadarius Toney offside call:

“I mean it’s obviously tough to swallow, not only for me but just for football in general; to take away greatness like that for a guy like Travis (Kelce) to make a play like that, and who knows if we win. I know as fans you want to see the guys on the field decide the game and that’s why last week I didn’t say anything about the flag that didn’t get called on Marquez (Valdes-Scantling). I mean they’re human, they make mistakes but it’s every week we’re talking about something and all I can do is go out there and give everything I have and I’m proud of the guys, that’s what we did and it was a great football game that ended – another great football game that just ended like that it’s just tough – tough to swallow.”

On what caused the sideline outburst:

“It’s the call. Just in that moment, it’s not even for myself or for me, it’s just I know how much everybody puts into this game and for it to happen on a flag, change the outcome of a game, in that moment – I’ve played seven years and never had that – never had offensive offsides called, I mean that’s elementary school. We talk about (it), I mean you point to the ref, do all that different type of stuff, they warn you and there was no warning throughout the entire game and then you wait until there’s a minute in the game to make a call like that, it’s tough. I mean loss for words – it’s tough because regardless if we win or lose, just for it to end up with another game and we’re talking about the refs, it’s just not what we want for the NFL or for football.”

On whether Von Miller was offside the following play:

“No. The thing is, I’d rather – let us play man. Let us play the game. Then whatever happens, happens like the whole throwing the flag and deciding the game one or another, that’s what hurts me. That’s why like last week I didn’t say anything because it’s just letting us play. Let us go out there and win the game. I’ve said I’d rather them let us play and go out there and see who wins, I mean that’s what you want as a competitor. You practice all week to go out there and try to win and you want it to be about your team and that team and see what happens. You never want to be talking about this stuff after the game and that’s it. I’m not worried about if there’s a flag on the next play or whatever like not a flag. I want to go out there and play and then see what happens at the end, see what the score is and then I can live with the results."