Jason Kelce rants, calls out refs over unnecessary roughness penalty on Giants’ Cam Skattebo

New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo might be the most physical ballcarrier in the NFL, and sometimes that gets him in trouble. Officials in the Week 7 game against the Houston Texans called Skattebo for a controversial penalty on a first-quarter run when they deemed him guilty of a rarely enforced unnecessary roughness infraction. The penalty flag thrown on the play drew immense scrutiny, and Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce on the "New Heights" podcast joined the chorus of prominent football figures to stand up for Skattebo.

The officials penalized Skattebo for lowering his helmet against a Texans defender. It was just the fourth time this season that foul has been called and the first time it went against an offensive player on a non-special teams play.

Cam Skattebo was penalized for this run… pic.twitter.com/tEHPezmJ3F

Travis Kelce, a physical player in his own right, scoffed at the penalty and said, "That's football." Jason Kelce took an even more passionate stance against the call.

"If the running back hits the defensive player with the crown of his helmet, and you get run over, that's the defensive guy's fault," Jason Kelce said. "Hit him in the f—ing legs. What are we…

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