One referee’s comment to Tennessee Titans rookie Cam Ward suggests the 2025 No. 1 overall pick won’t get any special treatment this coming season.

Ward was the first player from the newest class to hold a jersey up with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in April, but it doesn’t seem that there’s that much hype around him heading into his first professional campaign.

And, where the officiating is concerned, he will have to earn every call he gets; at least that’s what one ref put out there after the quarterback asked him for calls in training.

Mics caught the former Miami star asking, “You gonna give me some calls, ref?” while dapping the official up.

“I ain’t giving you nothing dawg,” the ref replied, making it clear that there would be no freebies.

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