San Diego suspends former OSU wideout

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Wide receiver David Boston was suspended without pay for one game by the San Diego Chargers on Thursday for behavior coach Marty Schottenheimer called unacceptable.
Schottenheimer was going to tell Boston of his suspension at a meeting Thursday morning, but the player didn't show up. The suspension, which will cost Boston $32,353, came three days before the winless Chargers play at Oakland.
By early afternoon, no one in the organization had spoken with Boston, Schottenheimer said.
"There were a number of different circumstances that have taken place, and you all are aware of several of them," Schottenheimer said during a news conference. "It was time. I'm a tolerant guy, to a point."
Several problems involving Boston have come to light recently. He was involved in a shouting match with injured wide receiver Reche Caldwell in the locker room before Sunday's loss to Baltimore, and he had a run-in with strength coach Dave Redding on Tuesday.
The wide receiver, who signed a $47 million contract in March, missed the home opener with a bruised heel and watched the game in street clothes. He was seen walking up a stadium tunnel toward the players' parking lot, talking on a cell phone, before the end of the 37-13 loss to Denver. He also declined to join his teammates in the locker room for Schottenheimer's postgame speech.