Chicago Bears' Sam Hurd gets busted

[sodakjoe]

Trying to buy HUGE amounts of drugs.

Sam Hurd arrested on federal drug charges - CBSSports.com

According to the criminal complaint filed in the case, Hurd told an undercover operative that he wanted up to 10 kilograms of cocaine and a half-ton of marijuana per week "for distribution in the Chicago area." He added that he was willing to pay $25,000 per kilo and $450 per pound.

 

[VeloClone]

What's the big deal? Many professional athletes start businesses while they are still playing in preparation for their post athletic retirement careers.

 

[Cyclone1985]

He was getting ripped off...

 

[azepp]

That's $700k of inventory per week! I would assume he's going to be on cash in advance terms and he'll probably need a couple weeks of inventory to get started, so he's looking at $1.4M just to get this business off the ground!

 

[Tre4ISU]

In the day and age where we rip professional athletes for not managing money, we are going to squelch a guys attempt to invest in something profitable.

 

[Clone5]

This would have made a great episode of The Wire.

 

[Cyballzz]

This would have made a great episode of The Wire.

Playmakers

 

[ZJohnson]

Don't drop the soap, Sam.

 

[Scott34]

A half a ton of weed per week! Holy crap!!

 

[packattack425]

That's $700k of inventory per week! I would assume he's going to be on cash in advance terms and he'll probably need a couple weeks of inventory to get started, so he's looking at $1.4M just to get this business off the ground!

But just think about the return he is getting. It might come close to his $1.3 million he makes a year from the Bears.

 

[cyclone13]

This is another example that Government is not pro-business

 

[Go2Guy]

I have a general question about NFL and recreational drug testing - did this issue come up in the new contract negotiations? What is the NFL policy nowadays regarding recreational drug testing?

 

[huntt26]

haha what an idiot!

 

[CYphyllis]

If you had Hanie as your QB you'd want to be high all day as well.

 

[mred]

From twitter

Matt Spiegel @MattSpiegel670

670 The Score also learned:they have a list of NFL players who got their drugs from Sam Hurd, and it's in the double digits.

 

[Hawkeye11en1]

From twitter

rut roh.

 

[VeloClone]

From twitter

"670 The Score also learned:they have a list of NFL players who got their drugs from Sam Hurd, and it's in the double digits."

"The Score." Fits nicely with that tweet.

:biglaugh:

 

[Cyballz]

if only the bears would pay their players enough they wouldn't need to go out and get second jobs - godamn mccaskey

 

[mksmith2]

From twitter

...you know...not surprising. Though I fear about the list of NFL names for cocaine, not about marijuana.

 

[cycloneworld]

It's Jay Cutler's fault.