Packers Players Blast Roughing Penalties
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Several Packers players criticized the officiating crew after the team’s loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
All‑Pro safety Xavier McKinney was the most outspoken, saying, “I don’t know how the NFL’s going to treat it, but I’m not a big fan of the refs right now.” He added that the roughing the passer penalties were “bulls— a lot of the times” and that they were “killing our momentum, killing our drives.” McKinney noted the team had accumulated eight roughing penalties in the first seven games and that an unnecessary roughness call on a play he believed was still ongoing had been missed by referee Alex Moore.
He said he would rather be fined than stay silent.
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- On October 25 2024 Packers lose to Lions, roughing penalties highlighted.
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