Toronto: David Boston says his problems are behind him
Courtesy Toronto Star:
The Argonauts have tried their hand at a number of reclamation projects over the past several seasons. There was Robert Baker, R.Jay Soward, Bernard Williams, Hakim Hill, Andre Rison and, most recently, Ricky Williams.
Head coach Rich Stubler, however, doesn’t think the club’s latest signing, former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver David Boston, belongs in that category.
“I don’t think he’s a reclamation project,” Stubler said. “I don’t think it’s as bad as it’s put out to be.”
Like the others, Boston, 29, comes to the Argos with baggage.
As recently as last August, Boston, who was a first-round NFL draft pick in 1999 when the Arizona Cardinals made him the eighth overall choice, was arrested when Pinellas Park, Fla., police found him slumped over the wheel of his SUV, which was stopped with the engine running and still in drive.
He was initially charged with DUI. Tests showed he had no alcohol in his system, but revealed a high level of GHB, a drug prescribed for sleep disorders. He later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving and placed on probation.
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