Hurd during the 2011 NFL season. |
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| No. -- Free agent | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: April 24, 1985 | |
| Place of birth: San Antonio, Texas | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Northern Illinois | |
| Undrafted in 2006 | |
| Debuted in 2006 for the Dallas Cowboys | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |
| Receptions | 53 |
| Receiving Yards | 739 |
| Receiving TDs | 2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Samuel George Hurd, III (born April 24, 1985) is an American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League for six seasons. He played college football at Northern Illinois University, and, though undrafted, was signed after graduation by the Dallas Cowboys in 2006. He played for the Cowboys from 2006–2010 before joining the Chicago Bears in 2011. He was released by the Bears in December 2011, after he was arrested under federal drug charges.
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Hurd attended Brackenridge High School In San Antonio, Texas. At Brackenridge he was an all-state receiver catching 20 touchdowns his senior year.
At Northern Illinois University, he teamed with P.J. Fleck, Shatone Powers and Dan Sheldon to form one of the best wide receiver groups in the MAC. 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. In his career at NIU he amassed 143 receptions (tied for fifth in school history), 2,323 yards (second in school history) and 21 receiving touchdowns (third in school history).
Against the Houston Texans in the 2006 season, Hurd recorded his first NFL reception on Tony Romo's first NFL pass (33 yards). Four weeks later, Hurd got his first start against the Arizona Cardinals recording four catches for 42 yards and also caught a touchdown pass that was negated due to offensive pass interference against Patrick Crayton. He ended the 2006 season with 5 catches for 75 yards and collected 11 tackles while also forcing 2 fumbles along with recovering 2 fumbles, while playing on special teams.
After playing five years with the Cowboys, on July 29, 2011, he signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Bears.[1]
The Bears cut Hurd from the team on December 16, 2011 following his arrest on drug-related charges.[2]
Beginning in 2007, Hurd started co-hosting Inside the Huddle, a one-hour player commentary show that airs on live on 105.3FM Radio in Dallas as well as a 30 minute television show on Time Warner Cables ESPN2 and Video on Demand service. In 2007, the show was co-hosted by quarterback Tony Romo, but in 2008, Hurd teamed up with wide receiver Terrell Owens for the show that aired on Tuesday nights on KLLI from the House of Blues in Dallas. Hurd runs a program called "Running with the Hurd," which is aimed at helping underprivileged young children.[3]
On December 14, 2011, Hurd was arrested in Chicago for allegedly attempting to purchase and distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana and will be facing federal drug charges in North Texas. The case is being led and handled by ICE (Immigration Customs and Enforcement).[4] This investigation had been started in July 2011, during the time the NFL lockout was in place, and while Hurd was still a member of the Cowboys. It was alleged according to the complaint filed in the case that Hurd had negotiated to pay $25,000 per kilogram of cocaine, and another $450 per pound of marijuana. Police believe that Hurd is connected to a group of dealers arrested in California in August 2011, because a phone number traced to Hurd was found in the caller ID of one of the dealers.