Former NFL running back Arian Foster sarcastically fueled the “NFL is rigged” conspiracy, and it created for some hilarious memes from fans and even players.
During the AFC Championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals, the term “NFL is rigged” began trending on social media. That came from Bengals fans who were upset about what was going on, and other NFL fans who were watching the game.
For example, there was one instance in the game that received extra attention. That was a Chiefs offensive drive in the fourth quarter, where the Bengals’ defense appeared to have forced a punt after a third-and-nine play. The issue is, a referee blew their whistle trying to stop the play due to a game clock issue, but no one could hear it. After deliberation, the referees allowed the Chiefs to have a redo on that play.
The “NFL is Rigged” term trended for quite sometime after the game. Former Houston Texans running back Arian Foster fanned the flames of the conspiracy during his “Macrodosing Podcast” with Barstool Sports, sarcastically and jokingly saying that he received a script from the league in his locker before games.
Former NFL player arian foster admits NFL is literaly rigged pic.twitter.com/RSfqF1OwKI
— PFT Commenter (@PFTCommenter) January 31, 2023
“We really dedicated to it, so it was more like, that’s what practice was about. It was about practicing the script,” said Foster. “This is what goes on, this is what we have to do…”
Best memes trolling Arian Foster’s sarcastic NFL is rigged conspiracy
The thing is, this really gained steam on social media, and created some hilarious memes. From football fans, to even NFL players. Let’s take a look at some of them.
Reading the End of the Script for 2012 https://t.co/DeuLz9ISnq pic.twitter.com/LP9waIx2pc
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) February 1, 2023
I understood the assignment 🤣🤣
— Jeff Saturday (@SaturdayJeff) February 2, 2023
Reading the script week 7… https://t.co/n5XpKZErt4 pic.twitter.com/F0TdNr0quE
— AVT (@ALIJAHVT) February 2, 2023
Dez Bryant reading the “no catch” script in 2014 pic.twitter.com/nWMsPKpk3N https://t.co/CTZyVmYA33
— Chubbs Peterson 🤚🏽🐊 (@gibgabe) February 1, 2023
Trevor Lawrence when he got the script that he has to throw 4 INTs but gets to lead one of the greatest comebacks in NFL playoff history https://t.co/mL1BBxYaNQ pic.twitter.com/gIbFGjp0bO
— ً (@MyTeamHatesMe) February 1, 2023
Carson Wentz after reading the 2017 script pic.twitter.com/QjBek44v8A https://t.co/m67lvejryB
— Justin Lever ❤️⚾️ (@JustinLever3) February 1, 2023
Cowboys reading the same script in NFL meetings since 1996 https://t.co/fbzFW7yTkQ pic.twitter.com/UM1YYMf2Y9
— Tyrae (@imTyraee) February 1, 2023
The Detroit Lions after reading every script since 1958: https://t.co/1gMhJGvIuI pic.twitter.com/6bZzdjiWGV
— Schlasser (@UrinatingTree) February 1, 2023
Me giving up 200 to Chase was just me following the script 🤷🏿♂️ https://t.co/Pe4sZf8CVq
— marlonhumphrey.eth (@marlon_humphrey) February 1, 2023
Me after Marvin handed me the script to the 2016 playoff loss against the Steelers https://t.co/xSsSCEZilb pic.twitter.com/PckGWRR0zB
— George Iloka (@George_iloka) February 1, 2023
Me when i got the script for our 2021 season https://t.co/PJq9KiPMM9 pic.twitter.com/uASrHuN8LJ
— Darius Slayton (@Young_Slay2) February 2, 2023
Let’s just say that a lot of people had fun with this meme. Even the players who made light of some brutal moments in their career.
Robert Griffin III, who typed out the caption, “reading the end of the script for 2012.” That year Griffin won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award with Washington and led the team to the NFC East championship, but he tore his ACL in the team’s Wild Card game against the Seattle Seahawks.
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey joked that the reason he gave up 200 receiving yards to Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase was due to “following the script.”
Foster’s sarcastic comments about the NFL following a script made for a new meme format.