{"id":1041,"date":"2024-10-22T06:44:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T06:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2024-10-22T06:44:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T06:44:36","slug":"hall-of-famer-expressed-anger-over-patrick-mahomes-play-claiming-that-the-chiefs-are-exploiting-lenient-rules-to-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=1041","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Famer expressed anger over Patrick Mahomes&#8217; play, claiming that the Chiefs are &#8220;exploiting lenient rules&#8221; to win."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs pulled off a solid win against the San Francisco 49ers, winning 28-18. A big reason for that was the play of quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Despite throwing two interceptions, Mahomes rattled off 39 yards on the ground with a rushing touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>The touchdown play was quite spectacular, but one Hall of Famer has taken umbrage with the play. Former Indianapolis Colts legend and defensive end Dwight Freeney called out the play, and stated that Mahomes is &#8220;taking advantage of soft a** rules&#8221; the\u00a0NFL\u00a0has in place to protect quarterbacks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2500547\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes.webp?w=790&amp;f=0db972e647aa8144f92578889b23b8a8 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2500547\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes.jpg?w=790&amp;f=0db972e647aa8144f92578889b23b8a8 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2500547\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes.webp?w=900&amp;f=ed2ed0858a8577c9848257223ba1faf3 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2500547\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes.jpg?w=900&amp;f=ed2ed0858a8577c9848257223ba1faf3 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2500547\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes.webp?w=790&amp;f=0db972e647aa8144f92578889b23b8a8 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2500547\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes.jpg?w=790&amp;f=0db972e647aa8144f92578889b23b8a8 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2500547\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes.webp?w=450&amp;f=960e8ba4bb7d647266e3e1d3d2b5c845 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2500547\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes.jpg?w=450&amp;f=960e8ba4bb7d647266e3e1d3d2b5c845 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2500547\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes.webp?w=1200&amp;f=b7c5194759c1d49370dd0effd44045c0\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2500547\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2500547\/chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=b7c5194759c1d49370dd0effd44045c0\" alt=\"Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes\" width=\"1200\" height=\"825\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA &#8211; OCTOBER 20: Fred Warner #54 of the San Francisco 49ers looks to tackle Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half at Levi&#8217;s Stadium on October 20,&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Freeney joined &#8220;Up and Adams&#8221; with Kay Adams, where he stated the issues that led to Mahomes being able to run in for a rushing touchdown when several 49ers defenders were barreling down on him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"fullCode\">\n<div class=\"innerBox\">\n<div class=\"code\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1848401536382341619&amp;lang=vi&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fhof-de-calls-out-chiefs-patrick-mahomes-taking-advantage-soft-nfl-rules-1972460&amp;sessionId=7d1ea01d6b7f97351bcae78255c8a1e9025f6c3d&amp;siteScreenName=newsweek&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1848401536382341619\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Freeney spoke on the fact that the 49ers could have easily tackled Mahomes, but they chose not to based on the rules that protect quarterbacks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is 100% a product of a couple of things. One, you can&#8217;t touch quarterbacks. Everybody is scared to hit quarterbacks. You don&#8217;t want to hit them, especially when it comes close to the sideline, because they protect them so much. So, they are probably thinking at this point, &#8216;Hey, you know what, he&#8217;s gonna run out of bounds. We don&#8217;t want to get a penalty. Let me just tip-toe over there and he&#8217;s gonna run out of bounds.&#8217; And Patrick took advantage of the soft a** rules they have for the quarterbacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Freeney is indicating that tackling a quarterback is always a bit dicey, but tackling them on the sideline is always even more dangerous. If a quarterback goes to run out of bounds, but is hit anyway, it can usually lead to a late hit call or roughing the passer. 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