Former Chicago Bears wide receiver has been released from federal prison after serving 10 years of a 15-year sentence for cocaine trafficking, ABC7 I-team in Chicago reports.
Hurd wound up in prison after a 2011 incident at a restaurant where he tried to buy between 5 and 10 kilos of cocaine from an undercover agent posing as a drug supplier.
Three weeks ago, the Bureau of Prisons released him early and sent him for processing in San Antonio where he has either been relocated to a halfway house or put on home confinement. The BOP has not responded to I-Team requests for clarification.
Thursday, Hurd’s attorney Jay Ethington told the I-Team, “Unlike some inmates after release from prison, Sam, in the future will follow the right path, and be a positive part of society. Sam was one of the very good guys that was drawn into the trap of illicit drugs. The Federal Judge that reluctantly imposed the severe sentence, was confident that when Sam returned home he’d be law-abiding and successful. Sam is a smart and caring person. Keep the criminals away from trickin’ him and he’ll be just fine.”