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 NFL referee didn't mean to high-five Vince Young

NFL referee Jerome Boger may have given Vince Young(notes) a high-five Monday night, but it doesn't mean he liked it.

The league released a statement today clarifying that the veteran official did not intend to celebrate with Titans QB at the end of the team's 20-17 victory over the Houston Texans. Young had walked past Boger and gave him a high-five after kneeling down to preserve the victory. It was funny and spontaneous, the sort of feel-good moment that's becoming all too rare in an increasingly humorless NFL. And then the league had to go and ruin it by releasing this statement:

Said an NFL spokesman (via The Houston Chronicle):

"It was not Jerome Boger's intent to exchange a high-five with the player. It began with the referee making the proper administrative signal and resulted in the appearance of an inappropriate action.

"As Vince Young took a knee on the game's final play, Jerome Boger jogged in with his right arm in the air to signify the play was over. That is the proper administrative signal for the referee.

"As Young turned around, he saw Boger approaching the line of scrimmage with his arm raised. As Boger moved toward the line of scrimmage, he started to bring his arm down. However, before he lowered his arm, Young, moving towards the referee, raised his own arm and the two exchanged what appeared to be a quick high-five."

I'm not sure the Zapruder film was analyzed as much as this high-five apparently was. Did anybody really think Boger initiated the contact? And did we really need three paragraphs containing the phrases "appearance of an inappropriate action" and "proper administrative signal" to indicate that he didn't? (It's a good thing there isn't an administrative signal that makes a referee puff out his torso, lest any player try to come over and give a celebratory chest bump.)

I have watched Football since I was a little girl and I have to say the league has gone nuts with players not being able to show emotion after a great play or a touch down.....Of course the Refs should not engage in these celebrations but players not being able to has gotten out of hand...

[tha-hawt-mommie]

my so told me about how celebrations have changed .. i think its crazy. i mean these games mean the world to these guys , i think they should celebrate as long as its not offensive!

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I have watched Football since I was a little girl and I have to say the league has gone nuts with players not being able to show emotion after a great play or a touch down.....Of course the Refs should not engage in these celebrations but players not being able to has gotten out of hand...

[survivorinohio]

I totally agree that the rules on displays of victory are way too restrictive.  Referees should be unbiased neutral parties but players should be able to do a dance or leap or something. 

I well remember Marc Gastineau and Walter Payton, Jim Mcmahon and the rest of the bears.  It was fun.

This is only a small part of my issues with the NFL though , dont get me started...

**please excuse spelling errors its late**

[tericared]

Quoting survivorinohio:

I totally agree that the rules on displays of victory are way too restrictive.  Referees should be unbiased neutral parties but players should be able to do a dance or leap or something. 

I well remember Marc Gastineau and Walter Payton, Jim Mcmahon and the rest of the bears.  It was fun.

This is only a small part of my issues with the NFL though , dont get me started...

**please excuse spelling errors its late**

ahhh Marc, Payton, the good old days.....I miss the games when they really played football and could show emotion, and could tackle,,,no not kill a guy, but play with out worrying if they were going to be fined......I miss the way football use to be played....