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\n Related: <\/span>Travis Kelce Responds to Lil Wayne\u2018s Claim the Chiefs Are Cheaters<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tTravis Kelce responded after Lil Wayne aired his beef with the \u201ccheating\u201d Kansas City Chiefs on social media.\u00a0 During the Chiefs\u2019 NFL Divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans on Saturday, January 18, Wayne, 42, took to X and let his feelings about Kelce\u2019s squad be known.\u00a0 \u201cI hate the cheating azz chiefs,\u201d the rapper [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In the playoffs alone, collective eyebrows have been raised about some controversial calls that have gone in favor of the Chiefs. During Kansas City\u2019s Divisional Round game against the Houston Texans on January 18, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes<\/strong> was the beneficiary of two questionable roughing the passer penalties, which Mahomes, 29, was forced to address after the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n![\"Rob](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rob-Gronkowski-Definitely-Thinks-the-Kansas-City-Chiefs-Are-Getting-Special-Treatment-From-Refs-226.jpg?w=1000&quality=55&strip=all\")
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\n Patrick Mahomes.<\/span> Nick Cammett\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nChiefs tight end Travis Kelce<\/strong> was accused of a \u201cflop\u201d that led to an unnecessary roughness penalty<\/a> against Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Brandon Phillips<\/strong> during the AFC Championship game on Sunday, January 26. Later in the game, a razor-thin 4th and 1 call went the Chiefs way, which led to a social media scuffle<\/a> between Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill<\/strong> and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\nGronkowski, a four-time Super Bowl champion, wished he had received the same treatment when he and the New England Patriots were running roughshod through the AFC in the 2010s.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhen I was on the Patriots, I never got any calls,\u201d Gronkowski said. \u201cI was actually getting held. I was basically getting chopped right off the line of scrimmage and just hit the whole entire route. I was never getting calls my way. I didn\u2019t get any.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nAs for his former quarterback Tom Brady<\/strong>, Gronkowski claimed he \u201cgot a couple calls his way when I was on the team.\u201d Still, Gronkowski said the sport has drastically evolved since their time together in New England.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cTom used to get lit up back in the day,\u201d Gronkowski explained. \u201cIf you\u2019ve seen some of those clips on Instagram, it\u2019s like, \u2018Whoa.\u2019 Your jaw is dropping about how much he used to get lit up. I\u2019m glad the game has changed a little bit and those hits have lessened up on quarterbacks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nGronkowski and Brady, 47, won three Super Bowls together with the Patriots \u2014 in 2015, 2017 and 2019 \u2014 before winning another championship as teammates on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce<\/strong> was accused of a \u201cflop\u201d that led to an unnecessary roughness penalty<\/a> against Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Brandon Phillips<\/strong> during the AFC Championship game on Sunday, January 26. Later in the game, a razor-thin 4th and 1 call went the Chiefs way, which led to a social media scuffle<\/a> between Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill<\/strong> and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n Gronkowski, a four-time Super Bowl champion, wished he had received the same treatment when he and the New England Patriots were running roughshod through the AFC in the 2010s.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was on the Patriots, I never got any calls,\u201d Gronkowski said. \u201cI was actually getting held. I was basically getting chopped right off the line of scrimmage and just hit the whole entire route. I was never getting calls my way. I didn\u2019t get any.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n As for his former quarterback Tom Brady<\/strong>, Gronkowski claimed he \u201cgot a couple calls his way when I was on the team.\u201d Still, Gronkowski said the sport has drastically evolved since their time together in New England.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTom used to get lit up back in the day,\u201d Gronkowski explained. \u201cIf you\u2019ve seen some of those clips on Instagram, it\u2019s like, \u2018Whoa.\u2019 Your jaw is dropping about how much he used to get lit up. I\u2019m glad the game has changed a little bit and those hits have lessened up on quarterbacks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Gronkowski and Brady, 47, won three Super Bowls together with the Patriots \u2014 in 2015, 2017 and 2019 \u2014 before winning another championship as teammates on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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