Brother Of Longtime NFL Referee Says The League Is 'Rigged'

The NFL has been accused of rigging games for the Kansas City Chiefs multiple times this postseason. Is there truly something fishy going on behind the scenes? The league's former vice president of officiating offered his thoughts.

Dean Blandino started off his career in the NFL during the 1994 season. Five years later, he helped the league sort out its instant replay program. After leaving the NFL behind for a while, he returned in 2013 as the VP of officiating. He held that title through the 2017 season.

During an appearance on SiriusXM Mad Dog Sports Radio, Blandino was asked about the favorable calls the Chiefs have received this postseason. He admit that his brother is convinced the NFL is rigged. 

Blandino, however, said the NFL is not intentionally fixing games so the Chiefs can come out on top.

"My brother who is convinced that the league is rigged, that is convinced that I signed an NDA when I left the league office that I cannot tell anybody that it’s rigged," Blandino said. "We grew up in the same household, by the way. I said, ‘Listen, there’s no conspiracy.' With the officials - there’s too many variables, there’s too much going on. To me, it’s the hardest sport. When you think about football, with seven different officials, to say, 'OK, I’m gonna rig this game' or 'the game is rigged from the league office down.' The officials are just trying to get it right."