{"id":21418,"date":"2025-01-23T03:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T03:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21418"},"modified":"2025-01-23T03:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T03:16:09","slug":"breaking-news-texans-qb-cj-stroud-did-not-hold-back-on-refs-as-he-implied-the-chiefs-are-serial-cheaters-in-shocking-statement-after-playoff-loss-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21418","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Texans QB CJ Stroud Did Not Hold Back On Refs As He Implied The Chiefs Are Serial Cheaters In Shocking Statement After Playoff Loss (VIDEO).."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2241815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CJ-Stroud-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CJ-Stroud-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CJ-Stroud-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CJ-Stroud-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CJ-Stroud-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CJ-Stroud-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CJ-Stroud-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"CJ Stroud speaking to reporters\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>CJ Stroud (Photo via @ChiefsReceipts\/X)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Houston Texans\u00a0quarterback CJ Stroud did not hold back on the referees after his team exited the\u00a0NFL playoffs on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Texans lost 23-14 to the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0on the night as they watched their QB take multiple hits due to a leaky O-line. But many felt like the refs were the most to blame after several questionable calls.<\/p>\n<p>Stroud was among the Houston players who had something to say about the officiating after the game, suggesting that the calls would always favor the Chiefs at home because that\u2019s just how it is.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI\u2019m not gonna go back and forth about what I thought was a call or what I thought wasn\u2019t a call,\u201d\u00a0he told reporters. \u201cIt\u2019s one of those things you kinda know what\u2019s up before you walk into their arena.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\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?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1880814690617766393&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Ftexans-qb-cj-stroud-did-not-hold-back-on-refs-as-he-implied-the-chiefs-are-serial-cheaters-in-shocking-statement-after-playoff-loss%2F&amp;sessionId=711e6e09ad4ae7c146b402f0ce107bbd847a0e99&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1880814690617766393\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-does-cj-stroud-have-a-bone-to-dig\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does CJ Stroud Have A Bone To Dig?<\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned above, some curious calls were made during the contest.<\/p>\n<p>Will Anderson Jr. got hit with a roughing the passer penalty on Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, which many felt was tame. Kansas City was also thought to have gotten away with a number of holding infractions.<\/p>\n<p>Stroud obviously feels that the referees hurt his team\u2019s chances of progressing, but his biggest gripe should be with his offensive line, which allowed the Chiefs\u2019 pass rush to repeatedly get to him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CJ Stroud (Photo via @ChiefsReceipts\/X) Houston Texans\u00a0quarterback CJ Stroud did not hold back on the referees after his team exited the\u00a0NFL playoffs on Saturday. 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