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FOX Sports’ NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira weighs in on ref controversy ahead of Super Bowl LIX

The conspiracy about NFL referees helping the Kansas City Chiefs has been one of the main conversation topics leading up to Super Bowl LIX.

FOX Sports rules analyst and former vice president of officiating for the NFL, Mike Pereira, joined “Fox & Friends” on Friday to weigh in on the discussion.

“I mean I think I would say what [NFL Commissioner] Roger Goodell said, which I try not to use harsh words. I understand why they think that, because the numbers point that different and the iffy calls seem to have gone the Chiefs way, but to think that there is intent is really ridiculous and that’s the term that Roger used,” Pereira said.

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Fox Sports College and NFL rules expert Mike Pereira during a Fox Sports media party in advance of Super Bowl LIX. (Stephen Lew-Imagn Images)

“The officials are out just to manage the game, and they have to make decisions in one 26th of a second, and so they don’t have time to factor in who made the foul, what color the team is. And so really, I understand the concern but it really won’t affect the way they officiate this weekend.”

Pereira said the Chiefs were a great team and that they teach penalty prevention to their players. Their number of false starts is less, and penalties of that ilk the team works on eliminating.

Pereira talked about how NFL teams will prepare for crews, but it is a little bit different to prepare for the Super Bowl crew.

“You know this is different too, because teams do prepare for crews, but this is not a crew, this is an all-star crew. So they’ve come from seven different crews, so it’s kind of impossible to judge where they might lean,” Pereira said.

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NFL referee Ron Torbert during the Cincinnati Bengals game against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

Ron Torbert will be the head referee for Super Bowl LIX. He also was the lead referee for Super LVI, when the Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals.

The umpire is Mike Morton, Max Causey is the down judge, Mark Stewart is the line judge, Mearl Robison is the field judge, Boris Cheek the side judge, Jonah Monroe the back judge and Kevin Brown is the replay official.

Cheek is the only other official with Super Bowl experience other than Torbert, as he has officiated in three other Super Bowls.

With so many referees in the NFL, Pereira said it was hard to expect exact consistency across all calls.

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Referee Carl Cheffers puts his hand on the back of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, #15, in the first quarter of the AFC Championship game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs on Jan. 26, 2025 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire)

“Look, the parity in terms of number of fouls called this year is closer than I think I’ve ever seen it before. But you have different, you have 128 people, they don’t have the same judgment. So it’s hard to teach consistency or to expect consistency all the way through.”

There is one thing Pereira wants to see from the officials in the big game.

“All I care is, you know what, is that they call in the fourth quarter the same way they call the way in the first quarter.”

With that being said, Pereira said he does not want to talk during the broadcast at all.

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“I hope you don’t hear me, I hope you don’t see me! If I don’t mumble a word then that mean’s there is not a controversy,” Pereira said.

The Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET on FOX, where the officiating will be closely monitored.

FOX’s Super Bowl coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET Sunday. Coverage can be streamed live on Tubi for the first time.

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Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.

February 7, 2025
Trump tariff threats on Canadian oil could impact three US regions, gas analyst says

Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, discusses the potential impacts placing tariffs on Canadian oil could have on gas prices in the U.S.

Americans in the Midwest, Rockies and Great Lakes regions may want to brace for gas price hikes if the U.S. places tariffs on Canadian oil, energy expert Patrick De Haan warned Thursday.

“[The impact would be] certainly unbalanced,” De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, told FOX Business’ Stuart Varney.

“And who will be impacted?” he continued. “Primarily, motorists in the Great Lakes could see gas prices shooting up in excess of $0.20 a gallon. A lot of that Canadian crude oil flows directly down into areas like the Great Lakes, the Midwest, the Rocky Mountains regions, where it may be difficult to find different sources of crude oil.”

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“Having said that, the pressure on Canada is undermining the price of western Canadian oil. It’s down to about $60 a barrel today, but this certainly is still likely to have some bite for motorists in the Great Lakes, the Rockies and the Midwest.”

Even the Northeast, which is reliant on Canada’s St. John and Irving oil refineries, could potentially take a hit.

“That would be an impact, though, on refined products, so the Northeast could be subject to those tariffs that finalize products like diesel fuel and jet fuel, and gasoline does flow from that Canadian refinery to the northeastern United States as well, so there could be some spillover to other regions,” De Haan explained.

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President Trump has long threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, two of the U.S.’s largest suppliers of crude oil, unless the countries take action to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and fentanyl into the U.S.

During her first press briefing on Tuesday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt reaffirmed Trump’s plan to impose the tariffs on Feb. 1.

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Thru the Cycle President John Lonski explains how tariffs against Canada and Mexico will impact the U.S. economy on ‘Varney & Co.’

Reuters contributed to this report.

January 31, 2025
ESPN analyst reveals how ex-colleague’s Obama comments became point of contention

Sage Steele, in a lawsuit against her former employer, ESPN, accused analyst Ryan Clark of refusing to work with her due to opposing political views.

Clark admitted recently on “The Michele Tafoya Show” that part of the accusation wasn’t false, but he felt the need to clear the air.

Tafoya asked Clark about the lawsuit, which alleged Clark refused to work with Steele after she made controversial comments on former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler’s podcast in 2021.

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ESPN analyst Ryan Clark broadcasts from the field before a game between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets at Levi’s Stadium Sept. 9, 2024, in Santa Clara, Calif. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

On the podcast, Steele reflected on an appearance on “The View,” in which she said Barbara Walters “ripped me” for saying it was “important” to label herself as biracial.

Steele said Walters then brought up that former President Barack Obama, who is biracial, chose “Black” when filling out paperwork for a census.

“I’m like, well, congratulations to the president. That’s his thing. I think that’s fascinating considering his Black dad was nowhere to be found, but his white mom and grandma raised him. But hey, you do you. I’m going to do me,” Steele said on Cutler’s podcast.

Clark said he disagreed with Steele on many political topics, including her vaccination stance and Colin Kaepernick’s protests, but he had “no issue” with her being a conservative.

“Sage Steele being a conservative was, like, the worst-kept secret at ESPN,” the former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back quipped.

However, her comments on Obama were the “only” thing that “offended” him and prompted him to speak with a producer at ESPN about hosting a segment together.

Sage Steele takes the stage during a Donald Trump campaign rally at Lancaster Airport Nov. 3, 2024, in Lititz, Pa. (Getty Images)

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“As a Black man who understands that no matter what President Obama decides to check off as his race, he’s going to be seen as an entire country as a Black man. He’s going to be viewed if policemen say, ‘The suspect is a Black, tall, slender, light-skinned man,’ President Obama would fit that description,” Clark said.

“He’s also a man that was married to a Black woman. He was also a man that was raising two young Black daughters. And I felt that was disrespectful to say, ‘Why would someone with that blood running through their veins want to represent that culture?’”

Clark admitted he told a producer he wanted another host, Matt Barrie, to “conduct my segment.”

“Because what I know is this … chemistry is a large part of TV. It’s a large part of our ability to be able to entertain. And I didn’t want my discomfort with what she said to show on screen,” Clark said.

Clark said it was a one-time thing with Steele, and they were able to “work … in a very cordial way” until she left ESPN. He added they no longer speak, “but I obviously wish her all the best in all her endeavors.”

ESPN’s Ryan Clark chats with colleagues on air before a game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Jacksonville Jaguars Dec. 4, 2023, at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. (Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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“She now has found a place where, entertainment-wise, she feels like she fits, she feels like she has a voice and she has a passion. And I feel like we all should be entitled to that, whether you agree or disagree.”

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January 23, 2025