David Boston
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| David Boston | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 19, 1978 (age 28) |
| Place of birth |  Humble, Texas |
| Position(s) | WR |
| College | Ohio State |
| NFL Draft | 1999 / Round 1/ Pick 8 |
| Pro Bowls | 2001 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1999-2002 2003 2004-2005 2006-present |
Arizona Cardinals San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
David Boston (born August 19, 1978) is an American Football wide receiver and is currently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 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. 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.
[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 and, since that point, the Chargers have been much more successful as a football team.
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.
[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. David is married to the former Renee Marisa Dota of Boardman, Ohio. They met at The Ohio State University in 1996 were married in July, 2004. The couple's daughter, Alaia Gianna Boston, was born May 1, 2005. They are expecting their second child in September, 2007.
[edit] External links
- College football career summary from the Ohio State University website
