[3] Boger became the third African-American referee in the NFL after Johnny Grier (1988), who previously wore uniform number 23, and Mike Carey (1995).

[1][2] Realizing that he did not have the elite football skills to make it on a professional level, he decided to get into officiating, allowing him to stay close to the game.

[1] Boger has also served as a referee in Conference USA, Arena Football League, and NFL Europe[3] (where he officiated in World Bowl XIV).

Boger also 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.

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.