David Boston

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Template:Refimprove Template:Infobox NFLactive David Boston (born August 19, 1978) is an American Football wide receiver who was most recently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster in the National Football League (NFL). He graduated from Humble High School in Humble, Texas.

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[edit] College career

Boston was a three-year starter for the Ohio State Buckeyes (1996-98). His 191 pass receptions as a Buckeye remains a team record, as does his career average of 5.2 receptions per game and 959 career punt return yards. His 2,835 receiving yards were a school record until surpssed by Michael Jenkins in 2003. With 36 career touchdown receptions (and one two-point conversion), Boston averaged 5.89 points per game.

Boston had a career full of highlights at Ohio State, but his best-remembered moment remains his game-winning 5-yard touchdown reception of a pass from quarterback Joe Germaine with 19 seconds remaining in the 1997 Rose Bowl.

In 2006, Ted Ginn Jr. became one of the most popular players ever to suit up for Ohio State when he threatened Boston's school records with every offensive category Boston still holds today. Ginn didn't break Boston's records because he opted for the NFL in 2007.

[edit] Professional career

Boston left Ohio State with a year of eligibility remaining, and was drafted in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. He had his best season in 2001 in which he had 98 receptions for 1598 yards and 8 touchdowns. He also made the Pro Bowl that year as a starter. But injuries caught up with him the next season and he signed a 7 year, $53 million contract with the San Diego Chargers. That season he caught 70 passes for 880 yards and 7 touchdowns, however he fit in poorly with the rest of a struggling team. Coach Marty Schottenheimer suspended him for a game because of bad behavior. With their highly paid player a disappointment, new Chargers GM A.J. Smith traded Boston to the Miami Dolphins for a sixth round draft choice.

Before the 2004 season, he tested positive for steroids and was ordered to serve a 4-game suspension. This became negligible after he tore ligaments in his knee and was unable to play for the entire season. The Dolphins cut him at the end of the year, then proceeded to sign him for the veterans' minimum for 2005. He played in 5 games that year before tearing knee ligaments again, and in 2006 he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was released on September 12th, 2007 after being arrested for DUI.

[edit] Family

Boston's father, Byron, is an American football official in the NFL. He is not permitted to officiate games in which David is playing[citation needed]. David is married to the former Renee Marisa Dota of Boardman, Ohio. They met at Ohio State University in 1996 were married in July, 2004. The couple's daughter, Alaia Gianna Boston, was born May 1, 2005. The couple welcomed a second child, a son named Jaylen James, on September 17, 2007.

[edit] Personal

On August 23rd, 2007, Boston was arrested in Pinellas Park, Florida and charged with DUI after a field sobriety test was conducted. Boston was released on his own recognizance. A video of Boston's field sobriety test was released through the local Tampa Bay media. The video depicts Boston asking to contact an attorney and being denied, and on several occasions asking to submit to breath and blood tests in lieu of the standard field tests. [1] Boston's breath test resulted in a reading of 0.00 BAC. On September 10, 2007 it was released to the media that David Boston tested positive for GHB [2], a recreational drug with questionable ties to bodybuilding[3]. After learning of the drug charges the Buccaneers quickly came to an injury settlement with Boston allowing him to be released. On September 12th, 2007, Boston was officially released by Tampa Bay when they decided to sign Mark Jones.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://tbo.com/video/xml/MGBMLUB3R5F.html
  2. ^ http://www.pewterreport.com
  3. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghb#Use_by_bodybuilders

[edit] External links

Template:1999 NFL Draft Mark Jones (American football)

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