Nope, it doesn't, you have got to be kidding me. KEEP YOUR PHONE IN YOUR POCKET THEN, and don't do the 'bounce' when you are making your emergency call.
No offense, but maybe you should be with your mother and not at the football game. I lost my mother to cancer 19 years ago, I know that you may need some time away to relax and de-stress, but if things are at the stage where you may be called at anytime and need to get home, maybe you just need to skip the football game(s).