Sam Hurd has been released from federal prison in San Antonio after serving 10 years for drug trafficking.
The former NFL WR was released to a residential reentry facility in San Antonio. He had been incarcerated in a federal prison in Bastrop, Texas.
Back in 2013, Hurd was sentenced to 15 years in prison after attempting to buy and distribute large amounts of cocaine and marijuana. His conviction stemmed from a 2011 arrest during a sting in the suburbs when he tried to buy both drugs to distribute in the Chicago area from a guy who turned out to be an undercover agent.
Hurd agreed to buy five to 10 kilos of cocaine per week at $25,000 per kilo. In the parking lot after the deal, federal agents moved in and arrested him.
Around that time, he was in his first year with the Bears after spending four seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. He was cut days after his arrest.
Hurd’s attorney Jay Ethington told ABC7 in Chicago: “Unlike some inmates after release from prison, Sam, in the future will follow the right path, and be a positive part of society. Sam was one of the very good guys that was drawn into the trap of illicit drugs. The Federal Judge that reluctantly imposed the severe sentence, was confident that when Sam returned home he’d be law-abiding and successful. Sam is a smart and caring person. Keep the criminals away from trickin’ him and he’ll be just fine.”
Another one of Hurd’s attorneys, Michael McCrum told the I-Team, “Sam never was the ‘drug dealer’ that this case and sentence would lead some to believe. Sam is a good guy – a decent guy – someone I would trust my kids with. I’m confident he will find a way to contribute to our world in a good and productive way, just as he always has before he was tricked into the situation he found himself in.”
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Hurd joined the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He remained with the team until 2010, playing one more season with the Chicago Bears before he was out of the NFL.
He finished his career with 53 receptions for 739 yards and two touchdowns.
