Daunte’s Infernal Saga with ‘The Love Boat’

March 17th, 2006 | Posted by Matt

With his recent trade to the Miami Dolphins, quarterback Daunte Culpepper will probably be spending plenty of time on luxurious yachts. Good thing he had some practice with them last summer.

Many will remember, and few may not care to recall, the Vikings’ sex scandal that occurred before the start of the ‘05 NFL season. Culpepper recently did an interview with ESPN in which he proclaimed his innocence, saying he was unaware that there was any lewd behavior going on around him. If the dozens of strippers/prostitutes/hookers around him weren’t a dead giveaway, then I don’t know what would have been.

Nobody cares what Culpepper did or didn’t do though, that’s the kicker of the situation. What’s incredible is how the Dolphins are giving this guy a chance when they have failed oh so miserably with other hooligans such as Ricky “Don’t Lose That Dealer’s Number” Williams and David “Biceps” Boston. But Miami certainly had a void at quarterback, and what better way to fill it then by cramming a 6-foot-4, 260 pounder in there. On the light side (pun intended), he was at least optimistic about the change.

“I kind of feel like it’s halftime of my career right now,” Culpepper told ESPN’s Andrea Kramer.

If it is in fact halftime, Culpepper needs to suck on an oxygen tank for a while, study a playbook and spend his free time with his family.

And who knows, if he gets injured again he may be spending the second half on the bench … just better not be a boat.