Breaking: Referees Under Fire: Xavier Worthy Flagged Play Alters Momentum, Sparks Controversy
The Kansas City Chiefs are playing their second straight Christmas Day game and got off to a great start. Rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy found the end zone on the first drive of the game to put K.C. up 6-0 (Harrison Butker missed the extra point).
After the play, however, a flag was thrown for unsportsmanlike conduct. The flag was thrown on Worthy for part of what he did during his celebration, as it looked as though he was holstering a gun. That’s likely why the flag was thrown, as the officials probably don’t want to encourage anything gun-related in celebrations.
Social media had all kinds of reactions to the flag being thrown. Let’s check out some of the best reactions.
Worthy’s celebration consisted of him playing the part of Santa and that’s what some fans were confused about. Why are you throwing a flag on Santa Claus? And on CHRISTMAS? The nerve.
Yeah, this is a tough loss for the crowd who thinks that Kansas City gets all of the calls.
