BALTIMORE -- Baltimore cornerback Samari Rolle was steamed about Monday night's loss to New England, but his anger wasn't directed at the Patriots. It was aimed squarely at the officials.
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Make that one official: Head linesman Phil McKinnely -- or, as Rolle identified him, "Number 110."
"The ref called me a boy," he said. "I will be calling my agent in the morning and sending in my complaint. I have a wife and three kids. So don't call me a boy on the field ... in the game. Because we said you never played football before?"
The way Rolle explained it he and McKinnely exchanged words after Baltimore linebacker Bart Scott was charged with a penalty on Jabar Gaffney's game-winning touchdown catch.
Scott was assessed two personal fouls after the play, the second for picking up a flag and throwing it into the end-zone seats.
"He called me a boy several times," Rolle said. "After Bart got the first one (penalty) I said, 'Man, you never played football before, and you're going to call the game like this?' And he was like, 'Shut up, boy, and play, boy.' He just kept saying it. He'll be hearing from my lawyer."
If Rolle's agent believes there was provocation, he can contact the league office, and it will launch an investigation. McKinnely was not available for comment.
Rolle's charge is reminiscent of one launched last summer by San Diego Padres outfielder Milton Bradley, though he complained that first-base umpire Mike Winters used a profanity when talking to him.
Bradley had to be restrained from retaliating and a tore knee ligament, ending his season, when he was wrestled to the ground. Winters was later suspended for the rest of the year.
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Make that one official: Head linesman Phil McKinnely -- or, as Rolle identified him, "Number 110."
"The ref called me a boy," he said. "I will be calling my agent in the morning and sending in my complaint. I have a wife and three kids. So don't call me a boy on the field ... in the game. Because we said you never played football before?"
The way Rolle explained it he and McKinnely exchanged words after Baltimore linebacker Bart Scott was charged with a penalty on Jabar Gaffney's game-winning touchdown catch.
Scott was assessed two personal fouls after the play, the second for picking up a flag and throwing it into the end-zone seats.
"He called me a boy several times," Rolle said. "After Bart got the first one (penalty) I said, 'Man, you never played football before, and you're going to call the game like this?' And he was like, 'Shut up, boy, and play, boy.' He just kept saying it. He'll be hearing from my lawyer."
If Rolle's agent believes there was provocation, he can contact the league office, and it will launch an investigation. McKinnely was not available for comment.
Rolle's charge is reminiscent of one launched last summer by San Diego Padres outfielder Milton Bradley, though he complained that first-base umpire Mike Winters used a profanity when talking to him.
Bradley had to be restrained from retaliating and a tore knee ligament, ending his season, when he was wrestled to the ground. Winters was later suspended for the rest of the year.
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