Phil McKinnely

NFL player


DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1954|7|8
Birthplace= Oakland, California
DateOfDeath=
Position=Tackle
number=73, 67
College=UCLA
DraftedYear=1976
DraftedRound=9/ Pick 246
DatabaseFootball=MCKINPHI01
years=1976-1980
1981
1982
teams=Atlanta Falcons
Los Angeles Rams
Chicago Bears

Philip Byron "Phil" McKinnely (born July 8 1954 in Oakland, California) is a former American football offensive tackle who played seven seasons in the NFL, mainly for the Atlanta Falcons, and then in the USFL for the Memphis Showboats. 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 the uniform number 110 and was on the 2006 NFL officiating crew headed by referee Walt Anderson.

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 is investigating the accusation. [cite news |title= Rolle accuses official of using disrespectful language|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3141124 |publisher=ESPN |date=December 4 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-04 ]

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