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Boston to rejoin Dolphins
By Joe Schad
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
DAVIE — Wide receiver David Boston was in South Florida Tuesday night and is expected to sign a one-year contract with the Dolphins.
Boston, 26, was acquired by Miami before last season but didn't play after tearing the patellar tendon in his left knee during a pre-season practice in Houston, his hometown. Boston completed his rehabilitation before the target date of April 21 and has been running at full speed.
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1. Boston to rejoin Dolphins
2. Ex-Newman star Elam among Dolphins signees
3. Saban confident on corners
4. Wannstedt makes a whirlwind visit
5. Ex-Pat CB Law visits with Saban
Dolphins coach Nick Saban released Boston in March, but always kept the door open for a return. Boston explored reuniting with former receivers coach Jerry Sullivan in San Francisco, but first-year coach Mike Nolan decided against it.
Boston, a first-round draft choice of the Arizona Cardinals in 1999, had 1,156 and 1,598 receiving yards for the club in 2000 and 2001, but lasted only one tumultuous season in San Diego after signing a free-agent contract there in 2003.
When healthy, Boston has explosive speed and a muscular, 6-foot-2, 240-pound frame that makes him one of the most dangerous receivers in the league. But there are off-the-field concerns.
Boston was suspended by the NFL for four games in December after testing positive for steroids, and although he won't miss any further action, he forfeited $1.34 million of his $5.35 million salary.
In a statement, Boston, long the subject of suspicion in NFL circles, denied taking anabolic steroids and said he had tested positive for a "related substance." Boston is subject to stringent testing according to NFL rules.
In October, while rehabilitating in Burlington, Vt., Boston was charged with assault after allegedly punching a ticket attendant at the local airport. Boston, whose eccentric personality clashed with Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer as well as San Diego's strength coach and some players, was not a locker-room distraction in his brief time in Miami.
Boston could provide a boost to Miami's offense, now designed by former Minnesota Vikings coordinator Scott Linehan. The Dolphins added former Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte to compete with A.J. Feeley, drafted Auburn running back Ronnie Brown in the first round, added offensive tackle Stockar McDougle and will have Boston to complement receivers Chris Chambers and Marty Booker.
Noteworthy: Defensive tackle Larry Chester had his surgically repaired knee scoped two weeks ago, but he made his weigh-in at 338 pounds on Monday, triggering a bonus, and he plans to play this season. Chester expects to return to practice in August. "These rumors of retirement are not true," David Levine, Chester's agent, said. "Larry said to me, 'Why would I be working this hard to train and rehab if I wasn't going to play?' "
By Joe Schad
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
DAVIE — Wide receiver David Boston was in South Florida Tuesday night and is expected to sign a one-year contract with the Dolphins.
Boston, 26, was acquired by Miami before last season but didn't play after tearing the patellar tendon in his left knee during a pre-season practice in Houston, his hometown. Boston completed his rehabilitation before the target date of April 21 and has been running at full speed.
Your Dolphins Source
Latest Post Headlines
1. Boston to rejoin Dolphins
2. Ex-Newman star Elam among Dolphins signees
3. Saban confident on corners
4. Wannstedt makes a whirlwind visit
5. Ex-Pat CB Law visits with Saban
Dolphins coach Nick Saban released Boston in March, but always kept the door open for a return. Boston explored reuniting with former receivers coach Jerry Sullivan in San Francisco, but first-year coach Mike Nolan decided against it.
Boston, a first-round draft choice of the Arizona Cardinals in 1999, had 1,156 and 1,598 receiving yards for the club in 2000 and 2001, but lasted only one tumultuous season in San Diego after signing a free-agent contract there in 2003.
When healthy, Boston has explosive speed and a muscular, 6-foot-2, 240-pound frame that makes him one of the most dangerous receivers in the league. But there are off-the-field concerns.
Boston was suspended by the NFL for four games in December after testing positive for steroids, and although he won't miss any further action, he forfeited $1.34 million of his $5.35 million salary.
In a statement, Boston, long the subject of suspicion in NFL circles, denied taking anabolic steroids and said he had tested positive for a "related substance." Boston is subject to stringent testing according to NFL rules.
In October, while rehabilitating in Burlington, Vt., Boston was charged with assault after allegedly punching a ticket attendant at the local airport. Boston, whose eccentric personality clashed with Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer as well as San Diego's strength coach and some players, was not a locker-room distraction in his brief time in Miami.
Boston could provide a boost to Miami's offense, now designed by former Minnesota Vikings coordinator Scott Linehan. The Dolphins added former Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte to compete with A.J. Feeley, drafted Auburn running back Ronnie Brown in the first round, added offensive tackle Stockar McDougle and will have Boston to complement receivers Chris Chambers and Marty Booker.
Noteworthy: Defensive tackle Larry Chester had his surgically repaired knee scoped two weeks ago, but he made his weigh-in at 338 pounds on Monday, triggering a bonus, and he plans to play this season. Chester expects to return to practice in August. "These rumors of retirement are not true," David Levine, Chester's agent, said. "Larry said to me, 'Why would I be working this hard to train and rehab if I wasn't going to play?' "