Jordan Love and Wife Dress as Blind NFL Referees for Halloween After Controversial Lions Loss

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love and his wife, Ronika Stone, spent Halloween dressed as blind NFL referees — black-and-white striped shirts, dark sunglasses and white canes — in a TikTok video that has circulated widely as a pointed joke about the officiating in Green Bay’s controversial 20-17 loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 7, according to reporting from Fox News’ OutKick Nightcaps, Sportsmonkie and the New York Post.

The clip, posted to Stone’s TikTok account, shows the couple stumbling into each other, tapping their canes and tossing yellow penalty flags, with Stone captioning it “I’m jokin, immmmmm jokin” and later adding in the comments, “We’re Footlocker employees,” the New York Post reported.

Why the costume landed: the Week 7 officiating dispute

The joke points at a specific game. Referee Alex Moore’s crew called eight penalties against the Packers for 81 yards in the 20-17 defeat, Sportsmonkie reported, and two roughing-the-passer calls became the week’s flashpoints. One came late in the fourth quarter after contact with Lions quarterback Jared Goff following an 18-yard completion; Tom Brady, working the game for FOX, said on air, “That’s definitely not roughing the passer!” Former NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino backed that criticism, according to Pro Football Network, as cited by Sportsmonkie.

Other calls added to the frustration: a roughing-the-passer penalty on Brenton Cox Jr., an unnecessary-roughness call on Devonte Wyatt and an intentional-grounding penalty on Love, Sportsmonkie reported. The fallout continued after the final whistle — the NFL reassigned Moore’s crew from its scheduled primetime game between Philadelphia and Washington the following week, a move Sportsmonkie described as the closest thing to an admission in the dispute.

Love stayed quiet at the podium; his teammate did not

Love himself said little about the officiating after the Lions game — “it is what it is,” per EssentiallySports, as cited by Sportsmonkie — while Packers safety Xavier McKinney was more direct, telling reporters he was “not a big fan of the refs right now” and that he did not think “it’s great officiating,” according to the New York Post. McKinney was fined for his comments, Sportsmonkie reported. The contrast is what gives the costume its bite: Love said nothing publicly, then let the Halloween outfits do the talking.

The officiating debate was not confined to Green Bay. Questionable calls against Detroit resurfaced in Week 8, when the Lions beat Minnesota 19-15 and a touchdown by Amon-Ra St. Brown was overturned on review after officials ruled he bobbled the ball, EssentiallySports reported.

Love’s season despite the hits

Through Week 8, Love has been the most-hit quarterback in the NFL and has not received a single roughing-the-passer call in his favor this season, the New York Post reported. Even so, he leads the league with 2,246 passing yards and ranks fourth with 16 touchdown passes.

Who the couple is, and what comes next

Love and Stone married in June 2025 after dating for five years and welcomed a daughter in May, the New York Post reported. Stone’s father, Ron, played guard in the NFL for nine seasons. The Packers’ next confirmed checkpoint is a road game against the New England Patriots on Sunday.

Fans online split between amusement and worry, with some comments joking that Love could be fined for the costume — though no report indicates the league has taken any action, and the concern comes from viewers rather than the NFL, Sportsmonkie reported.