Wide receiver Sam Hurd wasn’t getting much game from the Chicago Bears, so he decided to enter a different kind of game instead, according to a shocking report from the Chicago Sun Times. From the timeline of Sun-Times columnist Sean Jensen (@skjensen):
#Bears WR Sam Hurd arrested last night in Chicago for allegedly attempting to purchase drugs from a North Texas supplier, according to Dallas Morning News.
In complaint, posted by Morning News, this involves 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing detectable amounts of cocaine”
According to Homeland Security report, on July 27, Sam Hurd would be transporting the cocaine “to a northern destination” that same day…
The report says that Sam Hurd met with an undercover Homeland Security agent at a restaurant on W. Bryn Mawr Ave at 7:40 last night
Sam Hurd told undercover agent he wanted to purchase 5-10 kilograms of cocaine & 1,000 pounds of marijuana a week to distribute in Chicago Hurd told undercover agent that he and a co-conspirator currently distribute 4 kilograms of cocaine in Chicago area but it wasn’t enough
Hurd then accepted a kilogram of cocaine from the undercover agent, placed it in his vehicle, and then was subsquently arrested
The Homeland Security special agent says he believes Sam Hurd has 21 violations beginning in July 2011 to last night.
Hurd is far from the only NFL player busted for extracurricular activities, but the sheer numbers being talked about here are staggering. Some of the most infamous past offenders:
- 2011: Cincinnati Bengals WR Jerome Simpson was arrested for having 2.5 pounds of marijuana mailed to his house. Police found a total of 8.5 pounds in his home.
- 2001: Former Dallas Cowboy Nate Newton is arrested with 213 pounds of marijuana in his trunk.
- 1990: Former Buccaneers place kicker Donald Igwebuike is arrested as part of a $1 million dollar heroin smuggling ring. (He was later acquitted.)
