Phil McKinnely

Phil McKinnely

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McKinnely in November 2008
Date of birth	(1954-07-08) July 8, 1954
Place of birth	Oakland, California
Career information
Position(s)	Tackle
College	UCLA
NFL draft	1976 / Round: 9 / Pick 246
Career history
As player
1976–1980	Atlanta Falcons
1981	Los Angeles Rams
1982	Chicago Bears
1984	Memphis Showboats
1985	Birmingham Stallions
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Philip Byron "Phil" McKinnely (born July 8, 1954) is a former American football offensive tackle who played seven seasons in the National Football league (NFL), mainly for the Atlanta Falcons, and then in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Memphis Showboats and Birmingham Stallions. After retiring as a player, McKinnely became an American football official, working in college football's Southeastern Conference and NFL Europe before joining the NFL in 2002 as a head linesman. As an official, he wears uniform number 110 and is currently on the 2016 NFL officiating crew headed by referee Bill Vinovich.

McKinnely was accused by Samari Rolle of calling him "boy" in the December 3, 2007 game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots. The alleged exchange occurred late in the game when the Patriots retook the lead with 44 seconds remaining. Several penalties occurred in the closing minutes, including an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty when Raven Linebacker Bart Scott picked up a penalty flag and threw it into the stands in frustration of hearing the banter of Rolle and McKinnely. After the game, Rolle vented in the locker room to the reporters, "The refs called me a boy. No. 110 called me a boy, I will be calling my agent in the morning and sending my complaint. 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 NFL investigated the accusation.^[1]

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