NFL referees ripped by fans over controversial hit on New England Patriots QB Drake Maye

NFL referees were blasted by fans pursuing a deed connected New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye Sunday afternoon.  

Maye exited nan Patriots' victory complete nan New York Jets owed to a concussion scare aft a deed to nan head. 

He took a deed to nan backmost of his caput while sliding successful Foxborough. He was listed arsenic questionable to return and replaced pinch Jacoby Brissett. Brissett would spell connected to lead nan Patriots (2-6) to a 25-20 triumph to threat nan team's six-game losing streak.

The deed was somewhat controversial, fixed that Maye had begun sliding erstwhile Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood made helmet-to-helmet interaction pinch nan Patriots' backmost - an evident usurpation of NFL rules. 

However, nary punishment was called connected nan play, sparking backlash from furious shot fans connected societal media. 

'I’m nary longer amazed by immoderate inept handling of these situations by nan NFL,' 1 instrumentality shared to X, formerly known arsenic societal media. 

'The NFL's officiating needs to beryllium revamped and fixed,' 1 instrumentality wrote connected X. 'You miss this evident helmet to helmet erstwhile a QB is giving himself up and it results successful a imaginable concussion/Drake Maye being knocked retired of nan game.' 

'Awful Officiating,' different claimed, earlier a 3rd added: 'Refs suck this twelvemonth convention wide.' 

Meanwhile others accused nan officials of failing to spot a imaginable penalty, pinch 1 writing, 'refs are unsighted this game,' while different agreed, saying, 'The refs are truthful BLIND this year.' 

'Totally unnecessary successful my opinion. He was sliding. Dirty play,' different societal media personification chimed in. 

Meanwhile, different NFL fans appeared to hint astatine favoritism wrong nan league, suggesting that calls went successful favour of immoderate teams much than offers. 

'Refs ne'er telephone thing for nan patriots, but ever connected nan chiefs side... I deliberation it's evident that these refs want Mahomes to surpass tom brady,' 1 instrumentality claimed, referencing nan Maye incident.

'If a defender did that to Mahomes he would’ve been sent to solitary confinement,' different echoed. 

Earlier successful nan game, Maye, nan first-round prime retired of North Carolina, rushed for a 17-yard touchdown - his first people connected nan crushed of his young career.

Maye was having immoderate occurrence successful conscionable his 3rd NFL start.

He completed conscionable 3 of 6 passes acknowledgment to 2 cardinal drops by Patriots receivers, but Maye compensated for that by moving 3 times for 46 yards and a touchdown.

Maye has been awesome since becoming nan Patriots' starter 2 games earlier, though he is still searching for his first win.

After completing 4 of 8 passes successful alleviation of Brissett successful a nonaccomplishment to nan Jets connected September 19, Maye has gone 49 of 76 for 742 yards, 5 touchdowns and 2 picks.