Former NFL officiating head Dean Blandino is pushing back against the growing conspiracy theories suggesting the league gives preferential treatment to the Kansas City Chiefs. Speaking with TMZ Sports on Tuesday, Blandino emphasized that there is no directive from the NFL instructing officials to favor the Chiefs—despite what some fans believe.

“If there’s a room somewhere in the NFL offices where they were writing the script, they never invited me, and I was the head of officiating,” Blandino said. “I feel like I’d be a pretty important contributor to that.”

Blandino, who led the league’s officiating from 2013 to 2017 and now serves as a rules analyst for Fox Sports, dismissed the idea that the league is actively influencing game outcomes. He pointed out that if such a scheme existed, it wouldn’t remain a secret for long.

“Someone somewhere would slip up and it would get out,” he added.

The officiating process has been under scrutiny, especially with the Chiefs receiving controversial calls in key moments this season. While Blandino admitted that mistakes do happen, he insists that human error—not a league-wide conspiracy—is the reason certain teams may benefit from calls.

In a bizarre twist, Blandino revealed that his own brother is among those who believe the NFL is rigged in favor of pop icon Taylor Swift and the Chiefs. However, he made it clear that he does not share that belief.

The Chiefs have been at the center of speculation since Swift’s high-profile relationship with tight end Travis Kelce became public, fueling wild theories about the league orchestrating their success for ratings and publicity. While fans may continue to debate the issue, Blandino stands firm in his stance: the