Who is Randi Martin? Patrick Mahomes' mother blames referees for Chiefs' loss in tweet tagging Gisele Bundchen
It seems the Mahomes household is having a difficult time accepting the Chiefs' loss to the Buccaneers. Randi Martin, mother of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, 25, appeared disgruntled with the Super Bowl 2021 officiating crew as well as supermodel Gisele Bündchen, wife of seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady following the Tampa Bay Buccanneers' stunning 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
“If you have to have the ref on your team is that really winning!!! @giseleofficial lol 😂😂😂😂🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪,” Randi Mahomes tweeted.
If you have to have the ref on your team is that really winning!!! @giseleofficial lol 😂😂😂😂🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
— Randi Mahomes (@tootgail) February 8, 2021
According to the New York Post, Mahomes was particularly annoyed with the officiating more than Bündchen, who has two children -- Vivian and Benjamin -- with Brady.
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Referees made a number of questionable calls during Sunday's game, per the Post, including a heated exchange between Brady and Chiefs cornerback Tyrann Mathieu. Brady reportedly pursued Mathieu, and the latter was slapped with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty while the Buccaneers’ quarterback faced no consequences.
That said, the 44-year-old Mahomes matriarch was reportedly also displeased with ESPN’s coverage of her son. “Love our chiefs!! Heartbroken to see how @espn @SportsCenter tried making fun of my son,” Randi tweeted. “But I know his heart and love for his team and chiefs nation! Thank you chiefs fans.. don’t forget these are someone’s sons tv 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛 #godisgreaterthenmyhighsandmylows.”
Love our chiefs!! Heartbroken to see how @espn @SportsCenter tried making fun of my son. But i know his heart and love for his team and chiefs nation! Thank you chiefs fans.. don’t forget these are someone’s sons tv 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛 #godisgreaterthenmyhighsandmylows
— Randi Mahomes (@tootgail) February 8, 2021
Randi has three children — Patrick, Jackson, and Mia — with ex-MLBer Pat Mahomes. It's worth noting that the Chiefs were flagged eight times for 95 yards in the first half, setting the Super Bowl record for most penalty yards in a first half. Aside from Mahomes' mom, Chiefs pass-rusher Chris Jones also called out the officiating crew after the game. "I was very surprised [at all the penalties]" Jones told Pro Football Talk. "This is the Super Bowl. Usually, you let the guys play, especially in the biggest game of the year. Penalties can change the game."
The Chiefs finished the game with 122 penalty yards -- which is the third-most in Super Bowl history. Meanwhile, the Buccaneers were flagged just four times for 39 yards, CBS Sports reported. "I mean, penalties cost the game either way," Jones added. "Only the referees can call the penalties. So the penalties affect the game 1,000 percent. What can I say? We had a lot of penalties called on us today."
While Jones opted to call out the officials, Patrick Mahomes decided to take the higher ground and gave the Buccaneers credit for their dominating victory. "They were the better team today," Mahomes said during the post-game interview. "They beat us pretty good, the worst I think I've been beaten in a long time. ... They took away our deep stuff. They took away the sidelines and they did a good job of rallying to the football and making tackles. We weren't executing early, had a few miscues. Guys weren't on the same page. Credit to them. They played a heck of a game defensively and offensively to beat us."