Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog

Last week Bruce Allen cut David Boston from the team after the news was released that the Bucs receiver was being prosecuted for a DUI. Allen made the right move cutting Boston, considering Czar Goodell is looking over every team’s hypothetical shoulder ready to hand down suspensions if they sneeze too loudly. There was little doubt that Boston was on something when he was pulled over some three weeks ago but Allen allowed due process to take its course before cutting all ties with Boston.

But if Boston was cut for his DUI then why has Jerramy Stevens not been cut for the exact same offense?

The actions of Jerramy occurred before he was a Buccaneer. The case you brought up is a player before one of our games under our jurisdiction.” -Bruce Allen

Allen seems to think the Bucs are not responsible for any crimes committed by their players BEFORE they joined the team. Which makes sense only in the same bizarro world where up is down and OJ is innocent.

To be clear, I defended the Stevens signing and believe players should be allowed a shot at redemption. But it reeks of hypocrisy for Allen to cut one player for a DUI and then keep another player despite the exact same offense, all the while claiming some magical veil of ignorance. Allen kept Stevens for one reason, the Bucs lack depth at tightend and need Stevens more than they needed Boston.