Source:[3] Boston left Ohio State with a year of eligibility remaining, and was selected with the eighth overall pick in the first round of the 1999 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals.
In 2001, Boston had 98 receptions for a league-leading 1598 yards and eight touchdowns, starting in the Pro Bowl and earning All-Pro honors.
Chargers GM A. J. Smith traded Boston to the Miami Dolphins for a sixth round draft choice.
[6] Before the 2004 season, Boston tested positive for a minor HCG infraction and was ordered to serve a four-game suspension.
[7] A second doctor's opinion, however, was that it was a two-year-old injury and cleared him to play in the regular season opener on June 27, 2008, when he recorded two receptions for a total of 16 yards.
Byron worked as a line judge for one of his son's preseason games, between the Cardinals and the San Diego Chargers on August 14, 1999.
[13] On October 19, 2004, Boston was accused of punching a male airline ticket agent who wouldn't let him board a plane at an airport in Burlington, Vermont.
[12][14] On August 23, 2007, Boston was arrested in Pinellas Park, Florida and charged with DUI after a failed sobriety test was conducted.
On September 10, 2007, it was released to the media that David Boston tested positive for GHB,[16] a recreational drug that the body produces naturally.