Posted on 12/05/2007 9:40:23 AM PST by redrunner
The NFL is looking into a postgame comment by Baltimore cornerback Samari Rolle, who contends an on-field official called him "boy" during the Ravens' 27-24 loss to New England. Rolle identified the official by his number rather than by name following the Monday night game, which was marked by several disputed officiating decisions. "The refs called me a boy," Rolle said, according to a transcript of postgame comments provided to the media by the Ravens. "No. 110 called me a boy." Both Rolle and the official, identified in the NFL official guide as head linesman Phil McKinnely, are black. The 53-year-old McKinnely played in the NFL as an offensive tackle from 1976-82. He spent five seasons with Atlanta and one each with the Rams and Chicago. "I will be calling my agent in the morning and sending my complaint," the 31-year-old cornerback added. "I have a wife and three kids. Don't call me a boy. Don't call me a boy on the field during a game because I said, 'You've never played football before.'" The Ravens were demonstrative after the game about the officiating, especially on the final drive that led to Tom Brady's pass to Jabar Gaffney for the winning touchdown with 44 seconds left. After the touchdown, set up by a fourth-down defensive holding call on Jamaine Winborne, linebacker Bart Scott was penalized 15 yards for complaining and another 15 yards for throwing the official's flag. "In a game of this magnitude, you don't make that kind of call," Rolle said. "Let the players decide the outcome of the game. You can crown them champions now. I'm not taking anything away from them. They are a great team. They're not asking the refs to help them, but it's just an empty feeling."
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This should be good.
Funny. Not only will his opponents call him “boy” from now on, this player just outed himself as a wuss.
Dude, to HIM you ARE a BOY!......He’s probably got socks older than you!..................
This dipsh!t is just making a scene here because he made a complete @ss of himself on the field (it turns out the official HAD played football before)."
Big Bad Ass Ravens = Sniveling Snotsuckers.
I’d a said, “Boy, I was playin’ FOOTBALL when YOU were still Sh***in yeller!”.................
Yup he’s a wuss AND he’ll FOREVER be called “BOY” on the field.
Samari should be penalized for whining.
Did they call him "boy" or did they call him "a boy".
Because if he is complaining they called him "a boy" then that must mean he is "a girl".
Sounds like a compliment seeing that they all acted like a bunch of crybabies after they lost.
The drama in the NFL is so, I don’t know...routine. It’s pretty much just “Tom Brady this, Peyton Manning that, contracts, police blotters, the Cowboys, failed drug tests, dog fights, passed drug tests, racism by whitey.”
They do play some games in between though.
He’s less than a man, that’s for sure.
Why doesn't Billick just blow sweet kisses to Samari, like he did to Harrison?
His whining about it shows me they should have called him a girl.
that being said, the officials are held to a higher standard and should not talk back. wait until after the game and do it like a man. this happened in baseball too this past year with that guy at first base.
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