Gawker
Athlete and sportscaster Josh Booty thought he could drive just fine, even though he was drunk, and then he thought he could take on taser-wielding Orange County Sheriff's deputies, who of course tased him right before he cracked his head. But is it a surprise the 32-year-old thought he was invincible, or that he was acting out? First he was "the most highly recruited high school quarterback in the country," according to the New York Times. Then he drew a record-setting $1.6 million draft bonus to play for the Florida Marlins' minor league franchise. When he got bored of that, he went to college for a year, until he was drafted into the NFL. He was a quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, then the Cleveland Browns, then the Oakland Raiders. The free-agent quarterback parted ways with the Raiders in 2007 and has been killing time as a sportscaster for Fox, ESPN and the NFL Network. So why the self-destructive behavior? A possible answer, plus a larger shot of Booty's booking photo, after the jump.
Though Booty's NFL career seems impressive on paper, he had never appeared in a regular-season NFL game when he was drafted to the Raiders last year. The Raiders then quietly waived him within four months. While his brother John David Booty is a quarterback for USC, a clearly ambitious Josh Booty may have feared his best days were in his past.
[TMZ]
Comments
So, they tased him, bro?
Anyone else hear 'Dueling Banjos' when they look at that mugshot?
He should just be glad he doesn't have a brother who is also a quarterback AND is married to Elisabeth Hasselbeck like Matt does.
you buried that after the jump? really?
I feel pretty good when I'm drunk, went to college because I was bored and have never appeared in a regular-season NFL game, am I at risk of being tased?
@belltolls: Except that Matt is like 50 million times better at football than Tim.
Just out of curiosity, what Gawker Media website is this?
@Conbon: "Booty" is winking at me, so I think it's Fleshbot.
That's actually pretty sad?
@Conbon: The one where tased Fox sportscasters and gay filipino fashion bloggers LIVE IN TOGETHER IN PEACE! It's like media utopia.
"Raisers?" Nobody noticed?
aaaaarrrrrgh matey where have me glorie days gone?
Is this Josh Booty or the pretentiously named John David Booty. I get my booty quarterbacks mixed up sometimes.
I think that's Josh Big-Boote, of Buckaroo Banzai fame.
@Beer-Fart: GAH! Beat me to it. The resemblance is disturbing.
@Conbon: You raise a good point. Related: why has the gay QB territory gone to a sister site?
@Conbon: I don't know. Maybe they're testing a new one devoted to has-been athletes no one ever heard of, but are somewhat famous because they are related to someone else and haven been tased by law enforcement.
Seems a little specialized to me, but I'm not a media mogul like Denton.
I'd hit that over and over. Oh, wait...
Tased or teased?
@sassypants: A little. But I definitely hear;
"Mmmm good. Mmmm *FLASH* good..."
Ha! Roy, from The Office, when Pam dumps him and he hits bottom.
I remember back in 2001 with the Cleveland Browns when we put Ben Gay in Josh Booty's backfield. You should have seen the look on his face!
Why the self-destructive behavior? He was tired of making booty calls.
Shake dat booty!
Looks like Matthew Fox walked into a door again.
This looks like another black eye for the NFL.
So the Raiders never made a Booty Call?
It's tough to be highly touted in two sports, but not even good enough to reach mediocrity in either.
@HugsFromHarold: Totally agree, so does D.J. Dozier
Professor...what's another name for pirate treasure?
Comment on this post
Reply by EmailLogin with your username and password below. Or comment on this post via email.
Forgot your username or password? New User?