Dolphins' Boston Injures Knee, Done for Year

[Walter Cronkite]

The Miami Dolphins traded for David Boston in March and now he is out for the season.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver David Boston will miss the season after injuring a tendon in his left knee during practice on Friday, coach Dave Wannstedt said.

Wannstedt said the initial diagnosis was a strained patellar tendon, but an exam late Friday in Houston revealed a more severe injury.

Boston, who is from the Houston area, was running a pass route when his left knee appeared to buckle during a workout against the Houston Texans.

"It is anticipated that the injury will require surgery that will sideline him for the season," Wannstedt said in a statement late Friday. "Further details of his condition will be available following the conclusion of the surgery."

Boston's injury is the latest major blow to a franchise already without running back Ricky Williams, who retired just before training camp.

The bulk of offensive production will undoubtedly fall on receiver Chris Chambers, who was signed to a five-year, $30 million contract extension on Thursday.

"We have confidence that other members of our receiving corps will step up and meet this challenge," Wannstedt said.

The injury came just hours after Wannstedt applauded Boston's work in the morning session, saying the 6-foot-2, 228-pound receiver is in the best shape of his career.

The Dolphins took a low-risk gamble by trading for Boston in March, hoping to bolster a receiving corps that needs someone to complement Chambers.

Miami reunited Boston with Jerry Sullivan, his position coach when he caught 98 passes for 1,598 yards and made the Pro Bowl with Arizona in 2001.

The six-year veteran out of Ohio State played his first four seasons in Arizona and posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2000 and '01, when he reached his only Pro Bowl after catching 98 balls for 1,598 yards and eight touchdowns.

The teams are scheduled to practice Saturday morning before playing a controlled scrimmage in the afternoon at Reliant Stadium.

Source: AP

[Bishops]

Damn, thats dissappointing. Damn I thought he'd be taking on the role of carrying th e team.