Haven't seen any mention of Boldin pushing the ref

No call!!!! I wonder how it would have played out if Sherman did the same....

This is now last weeks game. So moved to the NFL forum

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I saw it...thought woth all the calls they might of kicked him out...

When was this...isnt that an automatic ejection

He probably got a fine. The ref used his discretion and didn't throw a flag. The Vikings player got tossed (I think) and got fined.

He'll probably be fined today; likely in the $20-30K range. He was out of control all game though.

It could very well have been flagged, but watch it again. He didn't push the ref. The ref put his hands on Boldin and Boldin pushed his hands away.

Not sure how the ref could eject a player for objecting to getting touched.

Marvin49":rbv6cnsn said:

It could very well have been flagged, but watch it again. He didn't push the ref. The ref put his hands on Boldin and Boldin pushed his hands away.

Not sure how the ref could eject a player for objecting to getting touched.

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Ah the old "I didn't punch him! He ran into my fist!" defense. Classic.

Intent doesn't matter. You touch a ref in anything but an obviously friendly manner, it's a fine/ejection.

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Cam looked like he was going to cry.

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Marvin49":3uz6wym8 said:

It could very well have been flagged, but watch it again. He didn't push the ref. The ref put his hands on Boldin and Boldin pushed his hands away.

Not sure how the ref could eject a player for objecting to getting touched.

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Ah the old "I didn't punch him! He ran into my fist!" defense. Classic.

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Seriously. Watch it again. Boldin was forceful about it and that's why I said he could have been flagged, but it was the ref who had his hands on Boldin and was trying to talk to him and Boldin wanted none of it.

Clip?

I distinctly remember Boldin being shown talking adamantly at the ref, but not contacting him.

I'll make one if someone can refresh my memory of when it happened. And it wasn't so much him shoving the ref, but he slapped his arms away when the ref was trying to break something up. You do not touch officials in those situations. Ever. You back off and act like an adult.

The ref grabbed his arms to stop him from going after another player and redirect him back towards the field and he did the old rip em away move. He did not touch the ref, the ref touched him and he pulled his arm from under his hand. he did it pretty violently though, i am surprised he did not get a flag.