1. Samuel George Hurd III was born on April 24,1985 and is an American former professional football wide receiver and convicted drug dealer.
21 Facts About Sam Hurd
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Sam Hurd played in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears.
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Sam Hurd helped NIU to a victory in the 2004 Silicon Valley Football Classic in a game that was delayed nearly 40 minutes due to a power outage.
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Sam Hurd had the best receiving game in school history with 266 yards against Central Michigan University.
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Sam Hurd teamed with P J Fleck, Shatone Powers, and Dan Sheldon to form one of the best wide receiver groups in the MAC.
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Sam Hurd finished his college career with 143 receptions, 2,323 yards, and 21 receiving touchdowns.
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Sam Hurd was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2006 NFL draft on May 1.
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Sam Hurd recorded his first NFL reception on Tony Romo's first NFL pass against the Houston Texans.
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Sam Hurd ended the season with 5 catches for 75 yards 16 special teams tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
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In 2008, after the release of Terry Glenn, Sam Hurd was given the opportunity to start opposite to Terrell Owens, but suffered a high left-ankle sprain in preseason that caused him to miss the first three games of the season.
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Sam Hurd's contributions came mainly as a key special teams performer, earning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in 2006 as a rookie.
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In 2007, Sam Hurd started co-hosting Inside the Huddle, a one-hour player commentary show that aired live on 105.3 FM radio in Dallas, as well as a 30-minute television show on Time Warner Cable's ESPN2 and Video on Demand service.
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Sam Hurd ran a program called "Running with the Sam Hurd", which is aimed at helping underprivileged young children.
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On December 14,2011, Sam Hurd was arrested in Chicago for allegedly attempting to purchase and distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana, and faced federal drug charges in the Dallas Division of the Northern District of Texas.
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The investigation started in July 2011, during the NFL lockout, and while Sam Hurd was a member of the Bears.
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The complaint alleged Sam Hurd had negotiated to pay $25,000 per kilogram of cocaine, and another $1,000 per kilogram of marijuana.
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Police believed Sam Hurd was connected to a group of dealers arrested in California in August 2011, because a phone number traced to Sam Hurd was found in the caller ID of one of the dealers.
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On November 13,2013, Sam Hurd was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Sam Hurd was incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Bastrop, Texas.
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Sam Hurd was released from federal prison to community confinement on January 31,2023.
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Sam Hurd was discharged from his sentence on February 23,2023.