The NFL revealed on Thursday that a slew of referees were announcing their retirement from the league, and I quickly scrolled through looking for one name in particular.
That name was Jerome Boger, the NFL referee who has been the bane of the Tennessee Titans’ — and really, the rest of the league’s — existence over his 19 seasons on the job.
Boger and his crew had become infamous for getting calls wrong on the regular, something the Titans were no doubt victims of. In fact, we’ve so lovingly referred to getting screwed by him and his crew as “Boger’d.”
Upon learning of Boger’s retirement, former Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan shared a 2018 video of him cursing out the veteran official and his crew following a narrow victory over the New York Jets.
Congrats on retirement Jerome, it was always a pleasure. 🫡
— Taylor Lewan (@TaylorLewan77) March 2, 2023
“It’s frustrating, man,” Lewan said after the game. “It’s frustrating with some of those calls… There were just some absolutely ridiculous calls.”
For his outburst, Lewan was fined by the league, but the moment will go down as one of the greats when it comes to player interactions with refs.
NFL officiating can be a dumpster fire at times, and Boger was definitely one of the faces of that. While we definitely wish him the best in retirement, the league’s officiating is now at least a bit better off.
