Sam Hurd Gets 15 Years For Distribution Scheme

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Sam Hurd was arrested in Chicago in December of 2011 when he thought he was meeting with members of Mexico's dangerous Zeta drug cartel. He wanted to buy up to 50 kilos of cocaine a week to distribute it in Texas. He had a dozen guys ready to help move the stash, but it turned out that he was wrapped up in a sting...

In court yesterday, Hurd pleaded guilty to one count of trying to buy and distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana.

Hurd asked for a second chance in open court, but District Judge Jorge Solis said he was being penalized for wanting to be a significant drug dealer, not because he was an athlete...

Here's the report from the courthouse...

Bears' Hurd To Plead Guilty In Drug Case

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And this is because most of his co-defendants rolled over on him...

Former Chicago Bears WR Sam Hurd was going to be heading to trial very soon on his drug charges. Remember when he went to a cop and said that he wanted to purchase marijuana and cocaine so he could distribute it...???

According to his attorney, Hurd will enter a guilty plea to one count of conspiring to sell cocaine and marijuana. He went from the Dallas Cowboys to the Bears in his NFL travels and the feds were maintaining that he wanted to set up a drug network between the two cities...

It will be interesting to see just how much of the initial 10 years and US$10-million sentence gets put in Hurd's dossier when he gets sentenced over the summer...

Here's the I-team...

Bears cut Sam Hurd who faces $100,000 bond for drug charges

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Sam Hurd

Congratulations Sam Hurd, not only are you now facing federal drug charges, you are now unemployed.

The Chicago Bears cut the wide receiver just a day after he was charged with buying a kilo of cocaine from an undercover federal agent posing as a drug supplier.

Hurd and his lawyers are trying to quell rumors that he supplied drugs to other players and Bears teammates. 

The challenge now is the fact the judge told Hurd he must "Maintain or seek employment" while out on bond.

Read more from the Chicago Tribune RIGHT HERE

Well, there goes that idea. Not only have the Bears waived Hurd, it is HIGHLY unlikely that another team would even venture near the guy. Why would anyone employ someone facing the list of charges that he's facing.

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Sam Hurd

We are guessing that Chicago Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd won't be participating in this Sunday's game  at home against the Seattle Seahawks. 

The reason.

According to Federal Agents, Hurd tried to buy 5-10 kilos (not ounces) of cocaine and a half-ton of marijuana a week for distribution in the Chicago area at roughly $2.8 million a month. He'll be arraigned Friday afternoon and is currently being held in the Metropolitan Correction Center in the Chicago area.

Read the whole story from the Chicago Sun-Times RIGHT HERE

Needless to say, Hurd's teammates were aghast. 

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The investigation into the death of Indy car driver Dan Wheldon October 16th at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway has come to a conclusion.

The report says Wheldon suffered a "Non-Survivable Injury" when his head hit a vertical post on the tracks catch fence.

The report goes on to discuss in detail the conditions of the track and the driving that helped create the problem. It pays particular attention to the large grooves on the LV Motor Speedway track.

WISH-TV in Indianapolis gives us a TV Story on it:

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In case you missed it: The atttention grabbing Milan Lucic got into another "Slobberknocker". This time he tangles with Matt Carkner of the Ottawa Senators. 

And it wasn't bad as far as fights go.

Take a look: (Thanks hockeyfights.com)

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Also...In case you missed it:

Patrick Kane, wunderkind and star of the Chicago Blackhawks gives us a lesson in how to score in a shootout. No, it wasn't an all-out rush/blitz on the goal tender with a ripping wrist shot.

Rather it was a slow-motion, deke-fest as he casually skates up, slides the puck back and forth before depositing it over Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom's shoulder. 

Game over.

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