Jerome Leonard Boger is a former American football official who worked in the National Football League for the 2004 through 2022 seasons.
14 Facts About Jerome Boger
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Jerome Boger has worn uniform number 23 since 2006; before that, he wore uniform number 109.
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Jerome Boger started in the league as a line judge and was promoted to referee in 2006 after two seasons.
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Jerome Boger played quarterback at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia as a four-year starter and graduated in 1977.
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Jerome Boger started working high school and recreational league games before moving up to small colleges.
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Jerome Boger spent 11 years in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and five seasons in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference from 1996 to 2000.
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Jerome Boger has a son, Tra Jerome Boger, signed with the Green Bay Packers in the 2006 offseason, but was released.
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Jerome Boger later played defensive back in the Canadian Football League, and currently is an NFL official working as a line judge.
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Jerome Boger has served as a referee in Conference USA, Arena Football League, and NFL Europe.
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Jerome Boger served as referee for a game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans during the 2006 season.
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Jerome Boger served as referee in 2006 in a Monday Night game where the Chicago Bears defeated the Arizona Cardinals in one of the greatest comebacks in league history.
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Jerome Boger was chosen to be the referee of Super Bowl XLVII, held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on February 3,2013, only the second African-American to do so behind Mike Carey five years earlier.
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Jerome Boger was the alternate referee of Super Bowl XLV, which was held on February 6,2011 in Arlington, Texas.
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On March 2,2023, Jerome Boger announced his retirement from officiating in the NFL.