Things were chippy between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers during their Week 1 matchup.

It came to a head between Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Chargers defensive tackle Teair Tart midway through the third quarter. After Kelce blocked Tart on a running play, Tart swung and hit Kelce directly in the head. However, Tart was not ejected from the game, just flagged for a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty.

Chiefs HC Andy Reid comments on handling of Travis Kelce-Teair Tart incident

“I don’t understand that rule,” Reid told the media on Monday. “I guess it’s open-handed, or whatever. I don’t know what their decision was on that, but he (Kelce) definitely got hit in the head pretty hard, whether it was an open-fist or a closed-fist.”

Reid was then asked if he will reach out to the NFL for further clarification on the rule.

“I think it’s the open-handed, closed-handed deal,” Reid said. “I’m not sure how you determine which hurts more. I’ll work that out with the league. I can’t get into all that, I don’t have enough money to do all that.”

Reid is clearly frustrated with the rule, but in typical fashion he took the high road and didn’t go on a tirade about it. Tart was able to remain in the game because he hit Kelce with an open hand rather than a closed fist.

That rule definitely does not line up with the league’s stance on blows to the head. Regardless of whether Tart used an open hand or closed fist, a purposeful strike to the head with force should be grounds for ejection.

To add insult to injury for the Chiefs, Tart went on to bat two passes down later in the game, one of which came during a crucial two-point conversion try. Tart will certainly be fined for his actions, but based off his Instagram post following the game, he doesn’t seem very remorseful over his actions.