Travis Kelce says ref who called holding on Chiefs not worthy of job at Foot Locker

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Following a Spencer Ware touchdown, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith hit tight end Demetrius Harris in the back of the end zone for the two points they needed to make the score 18-18. However, offensive tackle Eric Fisher, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 draft, was called for holding. On his second try, after being pushed back 10 yards, Smith was unable to connect with wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, allowing Pittsburgh to run out the clock and win the game.

Referee Carl Cheffers “shouldn’t be able to wear a zebra jersey ever again,” Kelce said of the call to reporters at his locker. “He shouldn’t even be able to work at [expletive] Foot Locker.”

Here is video of Kelce’s comments (warning: profanity).

Smith had a more understated comment on the penalty. “I’ve seen a lot worse not called,” the quarterback said.

“That hurts,” Kelce said, after his Foot Locker comment. “You try to play this games with integrity, and to the end of the whistle, and when refs want to take over the game and make it their own platform, there’s nothing you can do about it.

“That wasn’t a hold on my guy Eric Fisher, and … I hope [he] doesn’t go the entire offseason thinking it was his fault. That was horse[crap], flat-out.”

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Kecle can expect a word or two, and likely a fine, for his postgame remarks. Despite leading his team with five catches for 77 yards, he might also hear from Chiefs fans about dropping what would have been a long completion, as well as about picking up his own penalty for shoving the Steelers’ Ross Cockrell.

“We’ll go into the next season and try not to let it get in the refs’ hands,” Kelce, a first-team all-pro who led all tight ends in yards (1,125) and first downs (55), told the media. “But, you know, they’re the ones controlling the game.”