CAREER CUT SHORT: The athlete has now been sent to community confinement.
in 2006. He played five seasons in Dallas before signing a three-year deal reportedly worth more than $5 million with the Bears in 2011.
Quarterback Tony Romo, right, and wide receiver Sam Hurd of the Dallas Cowboys celebrate after Romo's 15-yard touchdown run against the St. Louis Rams at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, on Sept. 30, 2007.His football career ended after one season in Chicago after he was arrested outside a steakhouse for attempting to buy and distribute drugs as a part of a federal sting operation, The Associated Press reported in 2013.
Hurd, who was 28 at the time, was facing up to life in prison but pleaded guilty to one count of trying to buy and distribute large amounts ofSam Hurd of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the first half of a game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Nov. 12, 2006.
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