Vince Young, Jerome Boger Did Not High-Five, According to NFL

Vince Young continues to revive a career once thought dead. The third-overall pick in the 2006 draft had a fantastic rookie season, suffered through injuries and inconsistent play the next two years, and finally got a second chance after head coach Jeff Fisher begrudgingly benched 36-year-old Kerry Collins last month.

Young has started four games, the Titans have won each time, and after losing six straight to begin 2009, Tennessee is suddenly respectable. And maybe that's why referee Jerome Boger high-fived Young after he led the Titans to a Monday Night win over the Texans.

Except that, according to the NFL, it wasn't Boger's intent. Via the Houston Chronicle:

"It was not Jerome Boger's intent to exchange a high-five with the player," the [NFL] spokesman said. "It began with the referee making the proper administrative signal and resulted in the appearance of an inappropriate action.

"As Vince Young took a knee on the game's final play, Jerome Boger jogged in with his right arm in the air to signify the play was over. That is the proper administrative signal for the referee.

"As Young turned around, he saw Boger approaching the line of scrimmage with his arm raised. "As Boger moved toward the line of scrimmage, he started to bring his arm down. However, before he lowered his arm, Young, moving towards the referee, raised his own arm and the two exchanged what appeared to be a quick high-five," the spokesman added.

Grainy video of the incident:

To quote Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com: "So just because their hands were raised and their palms made contact, that does not constitute, in the official opinion of the NFL, a high five."

I can't tell you how many times throughout the course of the day that I accidentally high-five people. It happens.