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Old Fri Aug 05, 2011, 10:52pm
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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee View Post
Referee #42 Jeff Triplette threw a holding flag using established NFL mechanics and the flag's trajectory ended up between the helmet and facemask of Orlando Brown. I believe he was suspended for shoving Triplette. He was out of football only a few years later.
Yep, but that was shoving. I can think of a few incidents where a player has bumped an official, but I can't name them (other than Steve Tasker, who couldn't be suspended since it was the last game of his career.)

Here we go:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d...-with-official

No suspension.
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