Ex-Cowboys wideout Sam Hurd launched from jail after serving almost a decade for drug trafficking: report

Former Dallas Cowboys large receiver Sam Hurd, who was sentenced to fifteen years in jail in 2013 on drug trafficking fees, has been launched, in line with a report. 

Hurd, who final performed for the Chicago Bears previous to his arrest in 2011, was launched from federal jail in Bastrop, Texas, on Jan. 31 and despatched to neighborhood confinement in San Antonio, the place he’ll serve out his remaining time till a scheduled launch date of May 30, in line with the San Antonio Express-News.

Sam Hurd of the Dallas Cowboys carries the ball throughout a recreation in opposition to the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 25, 2007. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

A spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons instructed the outlet “neighborhood confinement” might imply a midway home or dwelling confinement however declined to specify Hurd’s launch situations.

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A San Antonio native, Hurd was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent out of Northern Illinois in 2006. He performed 5 seasons in Dallas earlier than signing a three-year deal reportedly price greater than $5 million with the Bears in 2011.

Quarterback Tony Romo, proper, and large receiver Sam Hurd of the Dallas Cowboys have fun after Romo’s 15-yard landing run in opposition to the St. Louis Rams at Texas Stadium  in Irving, Texas, on Sept. 30, 2007. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

His soccer profession ended after one season in Chicago after he was arrested outdoors a steakhouse for making an attempt to purchase and distribute medication as part of a federal sting operation, The Associated Press reported in 2013. 

Hurd, who was 28 on the time, was dealing with as much as life in jail however pleaded responsible to 1 rely of attempting to purchase and distribute giant quantities of cocaine and marijuana. He was sentenced to fifteen years. 

Sam Hurd of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates after scoring a landing within the first half of a recreation in opposition to the Arizona Cardinals on the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Nov. 12, 2006. (Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

Hurd ended his NFL profession with 53 receptions for 739 yards and two touchdowns.