Former NFL Player Sam Hurd Gets 15 Years For Drug Trafficking!
Source | HipHopWired
Former Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd saw his career come to an end in December of 2011 after he was arrested for attempting to purchase a large amount of coke. Hurd was slapped with a 15-year prison sentence Wednesday (Nov. 13) evening, although his legal team is looking to fight back with an appeal.
Hurd, 28, was arrested in Chicago trying to purchase and distribute a kilo of powder, along with a large amount of kush. Initially pleading not guilty, Hurd violated his bond agreement twice in 2012 after testing positive for kush. In April of this year, Hurd switched his plea to guilty ahead of yesterday’s trial. Sports Illustrated’s MMQB did a revealing piece on Hurd’s case, including breaking down the player’s perceived connection with a violent Mexican cartel known as the Zetas.
Although Hurd claimed throughout his ordeal that he was not a drug kingpin, the language used in the conversation suggested the Texas Native knew more about the trade than he let on. Speaking to an undercover agent after an investigation was launched in the summer of his arrest, Hurd unwittingly admitted to already moving narcotics in the Chicago area.
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