Chiefs' Jones called for bogus 'roughing the passer' penalty

Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones (95) celebrates against the Los Angeles Chargers after a play during the game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Chiefs DT Chris Jones called for another bogus 'roughing the passer' penalty on MNF

By Andrew Kulha | Last updated 10/10/22

Football is no longer football. At least it will no longer be football if sacks like the one Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones put on Derek Carr on Monday Night Football will continue to be called roughing the passer.

Seriously, enough is enough. The terrible "roughing the passer" call on Tom Brady on Sunday was one thing. At this point, we're used to Tom Terrific getting the calls in his favor. Heck, he's earned it.

But what the refs called "roughing the passer" on Monday Night Football?

Take a look:

i mean this roughing the passer call might mean the whole game... fumble versus first down

What in the heck is Chris Jones supposed to do? He makes an incredible play, even takes the football away, and then gravity does its thing and that's a penalty?pic.twitter.com/VDRoUxdGvQ
— Billy Heyen (@BillyHeyen) October 11, 2022

Ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls. You've just witnessed easily one of the worst calls by a referee in not just the history of football, but the history of competitive sports as a whole.

Nothing about that tackle was flag-worthy.

Jones got to Carr on time. He wrapped him up, textbook. He didn't drive him to the ground unless that's considered driving to the ground nowadays which means that all of football has become a penalty. He also got off Carr as soon as possible.

Again, that was not "roughing the passer" and from henceforth this writer suggests that anytime that penalty is mentioned in an NFL football game it should have quotations around it.

It has become the NFL version of Voldemort. The "penalty that should not be named."

Seriously, if this keeps up the NFL is going to have a major problem on its hands. If you can't tackle the quarterback as Jones did there, you may as well take off the pads, add the flags, and get this farce over with.

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