By Chadd Cripe
ccripe@idahostatesman.com
© 2013 Idaho Statesman
Former Boise State star receiver Titus Young was cut by the Detroit Lions on Monday. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)
The Detroit Lions have cut former Boise State wide receiver Titus Young, the team’s website reported Monday.
Young has been productive but, like at Boise State, has had discipline problems during his two-year career with the Lions. The former second-round draft pick was banned from the team once last spring and twice during the season.
He apparently irritated the Lions more when he took to Twitter last month to give his take on the situation.
“Oh I’m not done, if y’all going to cut me let me go. I’m tired of the threats,” one of his tweets read.
Coach Jim Schwartz told reporters: “Every offensive player wants the football, and there is good ways to go about getting that and there’s not so good ways trying to get that done, and this is a pretty good example of not so good idea.”
Young has played in 26 NFL games (17 starts) and registered 81 receptions for 990 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was drafted 44th overall in 2011.
He set Boise State single-season and career records for receiving yards despite missing most of his sophomore season because of team suspensions.
The Detroit Free Press spoke to Richard Young, Titus’ dad.
“He’s dealing with it pretty good,” Richard Young said. “He’s all right. He’ll be OK. He’ll be fine. Titus will be fine.”
Too bad for Titus. What a waste of talent. A lot of receivers would love to be second in line behind Megatron.
I can’t see any NFL team taking a gamble on picking him up. The Lions gave him every chance. Congrats Titus, head for the CFL and take a couple of years to grow up and accept your role on the team.
Oh,
I’m sure Carroll will take a look at him…..
He has been telegraphing it and now Western Union has replied. Good luck with selling your properties and finding a plain old job, Titus.
Less is more this format is lame…
Too bad. Loads of talent but not disciplined enough to use his talent. If I was a GM I would have to have lots of conditions around signing him and I wouldn’t count on him making it given his past. But I pull for Titus as well as all former Bronco’s and I hope it works out for him.
Like usual, Bduck called it….the speedster crim is heading to Canada to return punts for a season before settling into his career as a garbage man. LOL!!
Titus is a moron…Loser to the max…Homeless in six months…Good for the Lions.