Ravens cornerback Samari Rolle said he was called "boy" by head linesman Phil McKinnely on at least five occasions during Monday night's Ravens-Patriots game, a charge the league is now investigating.
It's not the first time that charge has been made. In a 1992 game between the Jets and Saints, former Jets safety Erik McMillan, an African American,accused referee Larry Nemmers, who is white, of using the "n" word during the game. At one point late in the game, McMillan had become so enraged that he needed to be escorted off the field.
However, a subsequent investigation absolved Nemmers of any wrongdoing. No other Jets players corroborated McMillan's account. Nemmers is still an NFL referee.
Rolle, who is African American, charges that McKinnely, who is also African American, demeaned him by using the word "boy" repeatedly.
Comments (3)
That's Samari (to the tune of (That's Amore)
When you're playing with joy, but the ref calls you 'boy'
That's Samari
But McKinnely is black, so the story seems 'wack'
That's Samari
Bells will ring tinga linga ling tinga linga ling
And he says he will grieve it
To the league, to the press, to the union
But they won't believe it
When you think you are great
But the team's 4 and 8
That's Samari
Outstanding... BG, if we posters get a vote for comment of the week, I nominate richie g!!!
I second the motion, B N G. I don't think anyone will come up with anything better than that ... on any blog, for that matter.
Well done, richie g.