Scott Lewis Young (born July 15, 1981 in Salt Lake City, Utah) was an American football guard for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Brigham Young. Young also played for the Cleveland Browns.
Young is best known for committing a crucial false start penalty in the closing minutes of a divisional playoff game between th...
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Scott Lewis Young (born July 15, 1981 in Salt Lake City, Utah) was an American football guard for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Brigham Young. Young also played for the Cleveland Browns.
Young is best known for committing a crucial false start penalty in the closing minutes of a divisional playoff game between the Eagles and the New Orleans Saints on January 13, 2007. With 1:56 remaining in the game, Philadelphia was trailing by a score of 27-24, but had possession of the ball on its own 44-yard line, on fourth-down-and-ten to go. Eagles quarterback Jeff Garcia appeared to complete a pass to wide receiver Hank Baskett for a new first down. However, Young's false start penalty canceled the play and forced the Eagles back to their own 39-yard line with a fourth-down-and-fifteen. Philadelphia then elected to punt and never regained possession of the ball...
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