DUI Test Results In Boston Case Could Come By Thursday
Published: Aug 28, 2007
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PINELLAS PARK - The results of David Boston's urine test could be back from the laboratory as early as Thursday, Pinellas Park police said.
Details regarding the Bucs wide receiver's traffic stop Thursday, when he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, were revealed in a police report Monday.
The Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory has been asked to test Boston's urine for a variety of controlled substances, including the so-called "date rape" drug GHB, as well PCP, Ketamine and Dextromethorphan.
After Boston blew a triple zero on a breath test for alcohol, he gave a sample of his urine, the report said. A test for evidence of 10 drugs showed no evidence of any of them, the report said.
The forensic laboratory is expected to test Boston's urine for a wider range of drugs, Capt. Sanfield Forseth said.
"You're not going to find anything in my urine," Boston told police Friday, according to the report.
Meanwhile, Bucs coach Jon Gruden said he did not discipline Boston by making him sit out one quarter of Saturday's exhibition game against Miami. Boston, who had started the first two exhibitions, did not appear until the second quarter. Ike Hilliard started in place of Boston, but Gruden said Boston was not being punished.
"There is no evidence to support that [arrest]. Whatever happens will obviously be determined," Gruden said. "There is no evidence we have to support those accusations. It [the arrest] had nothing to do with [Boston not starting]. We wanted to see Hilliard on the first play of the game because he's a good player."
According to the police report, Boston said he ended up in Pinellas Park because he was coming from an unfamiliar area where he had met a Bucs trainer. He came to the police's attention after he was found unresponsive at the wheel of a sport utility vehicle in a travel lane.
"This happened to me last year," Boston reportedly told police. "I don't know what it was then. I just need to leave and get back to Tampa."
When he had trouble keeping his balance during a field sobriety test, Boston said his leg was not "coordinatively right," the report said. Boston also mentioned his left knee was bad and that he had surgeries on both knees, the report says.
Samuel Rejoins Pats; Deal Not Finalized
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Cornerback Asante Samuel returned to the New England Patriots on Monday, moving closer to ending a contract dispute that had cost him a month of the preseason.
Samuel, who tied for the NFL lead with 10 interceptions last season, was at Gillette Stadium taking a physical on Monday, Coach Bill Belichick said.
But he did not practice, and Belichick said it was too soon to know if the fifth-year veteran would play in Thursday's preseason finale against the Giants.
Samuel was not available for comment Monday. Glenn Toby, the senior vice president at the agency that represents him, said a deal had not been finalized by Monday afternoon.
The Patriots applied the franchise tag to Samuel in February, guaranteeing him a one-year, $7.79 million contract but preventing him from becoming an unrestricted free agent.
BEARS: Linebacker Lance Briggs was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after crashing his Lamborghini and leaving it alongside an expressway on Chicago's north side, Illinois State Police said Monday.
CHARGERS: Tight end T.J. Cottrell, the son of defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell, was one of 10 players cut. The Chargers also placed running back Tyronne Gross (knee) on injured reserve.
CARDINALS: Arizona placed starting right tackle Oliver Ross (triceps) and wide receiver Ahmad Merritt (ankle) on injured reserve. Ross will be replaced by first-round draft pick Levi Brown.
DOLPHINS: Linebacker Joey Porter returned to practice, less than three weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery, and was optimistic he'll play in the season opener.
GIANTS: One-time special teams Pro Bowler David Tyree will be sidelined up to six weeks with a broken left wrist, sustained Saturday.
LIONS: The team will put second-year safety Daniel Bullocks on injured reserve after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament Saturday. Bullocks was to start at free safety this season after leading all NFC rookie defensive backs with 70 tackles last season.
Sixth-year safety Idrees Bashir and rookie Gerald Alexander will compete for the starting spot.
PANTHERS: As guard Jeremy Bridges practiced with his teammates Monday, his lawyer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf for a misdemeanor assault charge for pointing a gun at a woman outside a strip club. Attorney George Laughrun said a trial date was set for Oct. 2.
Bridges was arrested in the early morning of July 26, a day before players reported to training camp. The Panthers later suspended Bridges for the first two games of the regular season for conduct detrimental to the team; he'll miss games against St. Louis and Houston.
RAIDERS: Coach Lane Kiffin narrowed his choice for a starting quarterback to two. Josh McCown and Daunte Culpepper, both of whom started preseason games, will continue to split reps with the first-team offense in practice this week. Both will play in the preseason finale, with McCown starting.
RAVENS: Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith has earned the job as the third-string quarterback behind starter Steve McNair and Kyle Boller. "What still has to be determined is if we'll carry two or three quarterbacks on the active roster," Coach Brian Billick said. Last year the Ravens carried two.
STEELERS: Kevan Barlow, a former 49ers and Jets running back who signed with his hometown team this year, was among 10 players released.
VIKINGS: Minnesota, looking for more experience behind starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, acquired 12-year veteran Kelly Holcomb in a trade with the Eagles for an undisclosed 2009 draft pick. Coach Brad Childress announced that Jackson, who has two career starts, will start the season opener.
The Vikings also cut quarterback Drew Henson, the former Michigan star who left school for a multimillion-dollar contract with the New York Yankees, then returned to football with the Cowboys.
Reporter Anwar S. Richardson contributed to this report. Information from Tribune wires was used in this report.
