Sam Hurd Indicted On Federal Drug Charges

Hurd was arrested last December after attempting to buy cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana from an undercover officer while a member of the Bears. Hurd was then given a kilogram of cocaine and was arrested when he got back to his car. Hurd has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from that investigation.

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Hurd reportedly tried to purchase a kilogram of cocaine from an undercover agent on Dec. 14, outside of a Chicago steakhouse . Two days later he was released from the Bears. Hurd allegedly had plans to purchase 1,000 pounds of marijuana and several kilos of cocaine. A Chicago radio station claimed that Hurd had several current NFL players as clients, though that report has been disputed.

↵And no, that doesn’t mean next year, in hopes this all blows over. Hurd reportedly wants to play right now and hopes another team will snatch him up quickly.

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At Friday’s press conference, Angelo said:

670 The Score in Chicago reported that law enforcement officials have a list in “double digits” of NFL players who were clients of Hurd’s (though Hurd’s lawyer disputes that report). Angelo was asked if he any other Bears players are involved and he said, “I can’t talk about that. I’m not going on any witch hunts here.”

That radio station, 670 The Score in Chicago, cites law enforcement sources for their report but the lawyer for Hurd, David Kenner, disputes the notion that there is a list of 10 or more NFL players to which Hurd supplied drugs.

So far no one has been able to corroborate the radio station report so we’re not really sure what to make of it at this point.

Selling drugs is no laughing matter.

So Hurd’s arrest is the topic of the day for Bears players, who reacted to the news in Thursday’s media session. Quotes via Brad Biggs:

Roy Williams: “It’s a choice he made and there are consequences with choices that you make.”

The Sam Hurd situation isn’t getting any better.

But the story may get worse, at least for the NFL.

According to the complaint, Hurd and his co-conspirators were planning to buy kilos of cocaine at $25,000 a pop and 1,000 pounds of marijuana out of North Texas and distribute it in Chicago.

The complaint, which can be read here, includes this tidbit: