Milk Carton All-Star of the Week

We here at BoomRoastedSports fancy ourselves as "The People's Sports Blog". That's why when our friend Kenny offered up his suggestion for this week's Milk Carton All-Star of the Week, we felt it was only right to give back those that give to us. So, without further ado, here's Kenny's pick for this week's Milk Carton All-Star of the Week:

In the wake of the Brian Cushing steroid hoopla this week, it seems apt that we give the Milk Carton All Star of the Week to former juicer David Boston. Boston was the 8th overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals out of THE Ohio State in the 1999 Draft, a Draft that featured Donovan McNabb, Edgerrin James, Ricky Williams and Daunte Culpepper.

After a 40-catch, 2 TD season as a rookie, Boston broke out in his second year. He caught 71 balls for 1,156 yards and 7 TDs. The next season was the best of his career. Boston caught 98 passes for a league-leading 1, 598 yards and 8 scores.

Then, it all went down hill. Wanting to be paid for his breakout season, Boston sulked his way through the 2002 season and inevitably got so banged up that he only played in eight games. Tired of his constant pouting and amidst rumors that he was dealing with a cocaine problem, the notoriously-cheap Cardinals let Boston skip town to San Diego. In his first year with the Chargers, Boston caught 70 passes for 880 yards and 7 TDs. While Boston's stats were impressive, his chiseled physique was even more awe-inspiring. With the sports world knee-deep in steroid speculation, naturally whispers started to circle about whether Boston was seeking some kind of pharmaceutical aid. After all, Boston was a 6'2, 228-pound wide receiver with the body of an Adonis who ran like a gazelle.

All of that speculation turned out to be warranted. After feuding with teammates and then-head coach Marty Schottenheimer, Boston was shipped to Miami for a 6th round pick. Almost immediately, the NFL hit Boston with a four-game suspension for a positive steroid test. On cue, Boston tore knee ligaments that led to him missing the entire 2004 season. The Dolphins cut him at the end of that year but eventually resigned him. He would play five more games before tearing his knee ligaments once again.

Boston's next stop came a year later in Tampa Bay, where he saw no playing time with the Bucs and was inevitably cut a year later after being nabbed for a DUI. While sitting on the shelf, a story came out stating Boston tested positive for GHB, a drug used by most bodybuilders. As much as Boston's legacy was clouded by steroid use, his biggest stigma amongst teammates was that he was soft. The most well-known story toward that effect came while Boston was with the Chargers and pleaded with teammates during practice to not hit him too hard because he didn't want them to mess up his nipple rings.....I wish I was making that up.

So let's give a juiced-up fist pump to the NFL's first roided-up metro-sexual, David Boston, everybody!