Sam Hurd seemingly double life (Bail Revoked For Smoking Weed And Allegedy Buying lb's Of Marijuana)

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2...urd-hurd-s-nfl

SAN ANTONIO — — Sam Hurd had settled into a rather anonymous life in his hometown.

He went fishing with his aunt.

He volunteered at a food pantry.

On some nights, he played flag football. It wasn't the NFL, but it was fun.

"Who wouldn't miss the NFL?" the former Bears special team player and wide receiver told the Tribune on a sun-baked afternoon the first day of August. "The life, the camaraderie with teammates, new people coming in, new opposition, new coaches."
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A moment later, he chuckled: "Obviously everybody misses their check, too."

In December, Hurd's NFL career — one that had earned him a multimillion dollar contract and moved him from San Antonio's toughest neighborhood to comfortable suburban living — came crashing down when federal authorities arrested him on charges of trying to form a massive drug ring in Chicago.

The Bears cut ties, police impounded his Cadillac Escalade and Hurd sold his home in Texas.

More than seven months after that arrest — and eight days after speaking with the Tribune — Hurd, 27, was in handcuffs again. This time it was in San Antonio, for allegedly using drugs. While out on bail, he tested positive for marijuana in two urine tests. Records also show Hurd allegedly bought 30 pounds of marijuana while out on bail and tried a few weeks later to buy an additional 200 pounds, plus 5 kilograms of cocaine.

"Shock, surprise," said Joaquin Arch, who helped organize Hurd's youth football camps and trained with him at the YMCA recently. "It was definitely a blow. You get used to having him around."

His exit to Texas

Following his arrest in December, Hurd was indicted in January, along with another man. He returned to his home state to await trial on federal drugs charges.

And to, as he puts it, remain focused on community work and his family, to devote more time to raising his 2-year-old daughter and to reach out to San Antonio's underprivileged.

One of six children, Hurd grew up in San Antonio's gritty East Side, the city's roughest and poorest section where gangs and drugs are as common as boarded up businesses.

After starring at Brackenridge High School — a poster chronicling Hurd's football career greets players emerging from the locker room — Hurd shined for four years at Northern Illinois but went undrafted. He signed with the Cowboys, becoming a mainstay on special teams, staying five years. His charisma led to a gig co-hosting a behind-the-Cowboys television show, and he put on camps for kids and started a non-profit.

In July 2011, Hurd signed a three-year, $4.15 million deal with the Bears, including a signing bonus of $1.3 million. He played in 12 games, mostly on special teams, and caught eight passes for 109 yards.

When the Tribune spoke with Hurd this month, he pulled his black Mercedes with a cross dangling from the rear-view mirror into the parking lot of the San Antonio Food Bank. Hurd's trim, fit — and characteristically lanky — 6-foot-3 frame emerged. He opened his trunk, slipped off his Crocs and put on sneakers.
"I'm blessed man. I get to do more of my Father's work," he said, declining to discuss his case, which is set to go to trial on Oct. 9. "I can't be mad or nothing. Just hate the process, hate all this, hate that you even got to go through it. But you can't be frustrated. Go with it, take the punches"

He forged close friendships in the NFL with marquee players such as Terrell Owens and Marion Barber — a teammate with Hurd last season — yet Hurd said he isn't paying attention to training camps this season. He said he meets with neighborhood kids for informal football camps and occasionally plays flag football to "keep the rust off."

Having sold their Irving, Texas, home in January, Hurd and his wife — college sweetheart Stacee Green of Calumet City — stayed with Hurd's sister in a gated community in suburban San Antonio. Hurd is required to seek a job, and he worked for his sister, Jawanda Newsome, whose company[..]ists autistic children. The food pantry said he had started volunteering a few days in late July.

"I don't ask for no recognition. Otherwise I could have a reality show as much as everybody else," he said. "Everybody can do that. That's not really doing it for the purpose of what He put us here for, what our Father put us here for. I don't need no recognition for me."

Shock and surprise has given to acceptance and disappointment on the East Side, a community where people regularly shrug off drug charges. Hurd's only previous brush with the law was a citation for driving without a license plate displayed.

While out on bail, Hurd stayed in contact with friends and saw family regularly. He told the Tribune he had just visited Barber in Minnesota. Hurd's aunt, Sue Perkins, said she and her nephew would go fishing and attend church. Shatone Powers, his college teammate and close friend, said he spoke with him daily.

This guy is beyond stupid, God daaaamn.

any rapper drop that sam hurd line in their raps yet?

i remember there was a debate going on and the vote was for fabolous and joe buddens lol

this nicca was trying to move weight

like wtf you in the nfl just smoke and sell to yo teammates [pic]

Budden used it in a freestyle

But come and see him if you looking for that tan work//
Know about my prices out in Denver even Sam Hurd (heard)//

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that judge is going to put him under the Jail [pic]

doesn't excuse the fact that the word ****** does not mean ignorant


the irony. you are a stupid mother!!er.

Damn they were on him hard. Who was he messing with that they know his orders ? 230 bows ? What?!? Aint no looking back from that . WE ON ! .. LOL ..

It ain't cus I need to its cus I love to hustle

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Did this nicca not learn anything when he was caught...jesus, stay low key nicca.

Surprised no one has brought this up yet...


It is now clear to me Hurd obviously wasnt the "big fish in the pond" the Feds originally said he was. Hurd obviously still owes someone very powerful a whole lot of money. So Hurd was probably tryna pay his debt before he does his bid, to make sure his fam straight.

Either way, hate to see a man throw his life away especially after given an opportunity that most inner city kids dream of. [pic]

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he probably definitely owes somebody some major flow. cops better let him pay this !! off or throw him behind bars fast otherwise he'll probably show up dead. its interesting situations like this... say he does owe somebody butt loads of cash and his life is being threatened. are the cops wrong or right in this situation if he gets put back on the street - you are possibly risking this dudes life.

yeah. the bigger picture; if he dont pay his debts then his fam may suffer or he may get shanked...

Allegedly....the writer tried to throw some gossip in there to sell his story?

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he aint get caught wit work nicca was tryin to set up a drug ring dudes he was tryin to get the work from ended up being feds i dont see how he owes anybody money google the story son got caught wit like 70 or 80 racks or some !! then the feds got involved