Roughing the Passer Call on Chris Jones Stuns NFL Twitter

Roughing the passer call on Chris Jones stuns NFL Twitter originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

Another day, another egregious roughing the passer penalty.

After Tom Brady’s roughing the passer call against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday made NFL Twitter lose it, Chris Jones is now suffering from the same fate.

As the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football, Jones sacked Derek Carr, forced a fumble and recovered it, but referees called it back due to roughing the passer.

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Here are a few angles of the play, one in real time and one in slower motion:

Chris Jones with a trifecta, forced fumble, sack, recovery taken away via “full body weight” roughing the passer penalty. pic.twitter.com/fQdxOkhMFS
— 🥱. (@someonesonline) October 11, 2022

ROUGHING THE PASSER?????pic.twitter.com/Z54VgRGkEz
— PointsBet Sportsbook (@PointsBetUSA) October 11, 2022

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As to be expected from a controversial call like this, NFL Twitter was stunned. Here are some of the best reactions:

Awful call @Chiefs @Raiders game. @NFLOfficiating needs lots of work on roughing the passer!!
— Sean Payton (@SeanPayton) October 11, 2022

Chris Jones was called for roughing the passer on this play. #MNF pic.twitter.com/Y2a2qyyvZS
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 11, 2022

Joe Buck: “What’s the defensive player supposed to do, disappear?”
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) October 11, 2022

How in the world do ppl bet on these games with this type of officiating going on?!
— Damien Woody (@damienwoody) October 11, 2022

One of the best defensive plays of the year, not roughing the passer pic.twitter.com/InPmfdpFHu
— Steve Palazzolo (@PFF_Steve) October 11, 2022

This roughing the passer call is trash!!! Do you want Chris Jones to lay a pillow down and tuck him in? #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/GS3rwYI2aA
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) October 11, 2022

Take notes Chris Jones. This is how you have to tackle the QB in 2022 pic.twitter.com/V7rHUNY5S1
— Nighthawk (@KrikorianB15) October 11, 2022

Roughing the passer was supposed to be if a guy tackled a QB after the ball was already out
— Cameron Fields (@CameronFields_) October 11, 2022

Instead of getting the ball back in optimal territory down 17-7 just before halftime, the Raiders ended up taking a 20-10 lead over the Chiefs at the interval.