Comments on: NFL not aware of list of players who bought drugs from Hurd

By: buzzbissinger

buzzbissinger — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:39:48 +0000

Yes, this non-story is brough to you by the same NFL that has promised to eridicate concussions and weed out HGH…

Not buying one sylable for a second.

By: mialto

mialto — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:16:35 +0000

Charged with intent to distribute versus “possession with intent to distribute” is a big difference. I’m betting he gets a couple years behind bars.

By: istateyourname

istateyourname — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:47:02 +0000

Football players old and new have no character, can’t even go to a blood drive…

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-ex-bear-blood-drive-1217-20111218,0,6576459.story

By: Grulks

Grulks — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:37:27 +0000

realfootballfan wrote:
Dec 17, 2011 1:43 PM
So his lawyers are already admitting to him selling the drugs? I thought you deny everything as long as you can. Seems like these guys have already let it be known that he was selling dope.
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Where do you see they said that? It clearly states
“he 100 percent denies that allegation,” attorney Brent Greenfield (pictured) told reporters Friday night, via the Associated Press. “It is patently and totally false. It just didn’t happen.”

It’s even partially underlined and in in bright red, how could you miss it? Or are you making leaps by reading “he 100% denies that allegation [that he sold drugs to NFL players]” to mean that he sold drugs, just not to players? If so, your logic needs some work.

He can’t really deny that he took the coke from the informant/undercover agent (I don’t remember which it is). After all, they arrested him with it in his possession. But he -can- deny that he sold drugs (which he has).

By: realfootballfan

realfootballfan — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:45:54 +0000

enikvill,

No, when you’re dealing with drugs coming from Mexico, that would be the essence of what they deal with. I’m thinking it was only a drug connection, but they still have to make sure it doesn’t go deeper into terrorism or something past just that.

By: realfootballfan

realfootballfan — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:43:15 +0000

So his lawyers are already admitting to him selling the drugs? I thought you deny everything as long as you can. Seems like these guys have already let it be known that he was selling dope.

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:32:29 +0000

nfloracle says:
Dec 17, 2011 10:29 AM
You can bet your last dollar that such a list will be part of any plea deal negotiating for a reduced sentence. This whole stink is going to be huge and I predict a lot of players are sweating bullets right now.
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The report was not that there was a list. It was that the authorities supposedly have a list. It would be quite difficult to negotiate by offering information the police already have.

By: jaimelh02

jaimelh02 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:05:18 +0000

I wouldn’t be surprised if Michael Irvin was on the list. The guy seems like he’s wired half of the time

By: boilerup1869

boilerup1869 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:45:37 +0000

Everytime someone tries to pull off an ultra clever play-on-words with Goodell’s last name, I cringe.

It’s probably the least funny but most try-hard way to make your point. It also reveals a lot about your age since this is the type of lame humor that might have pulled a laugh in 1960.

Stop it.

By: darthhitman77

darthhitman77 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:18:29 +0000

packerfan1000 says: Dec 17, 2011 10:55 AM

Desk jockey Goodoink says, don’t investigate rec dope, PED, HGH or ‘roids just make sure that the shoes are the official color and play touchie feelie ball.

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Listen. For everyone who makes comments like this, just quit watching football if you hate it so much. Just stop. Stop watching, stop reading PFT, stop making comments in the comments section. Because you’re giving us all the impression that you actually like the game, and you clearly hate everything about it.

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‘How’ can one “clearly” hate something yet give off the impression that he likes it? Just wondering

By: Grulks

Grulks — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:17:25 +0000

enikville wrote: Why is the Department of Homeland Security involved in this? Seriously, aren’t there more important matters for them to be dealing with?
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because the informant was working for Immigration and Customs Enforcemant (or ICE as they are know in the industry). ICE and border patrol are part of DHS. Almost any time you have a drug dealing case in the border states, ICE/DHS will be involved to some degree.

By: KIR

KIR — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:57:36 +0000

set UP fellow athletes

By: packerfan1000

packerfan1000 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:55:30 +0000

Desk jockey Goodoink says, don’t investigate rec dope, PED, HGH or ‘roids just make sure that the shoes are the official color and play touchie feelie ball.

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By: KIR

KIR — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:52:02 +0000

My guess is they monitored his calls and after they saw he had no large drug operation they thought they could get him to set him fellow athletes. When he declined they gave him these trumped up charges of being a “bigtime” drug dealer. Does he deserve to be in the NFL nope. But a 26 year old guy doesn’t deserve to be locked up for 10 or 20 years either for possession of (GOVERNMENT supplied drugs) from the restaurant to his car. lol and INTENT to deliver. He’s now lost his career, millions of dollars, probably his home and possibly his wife and kids. At 26 that’s a heck of a lost for running your mouth and blowing smoke. Lesson learned.

I think he might have a good case for entrapment if it can be shown that the government CONSISTENTLY tried to initiate contact to set up the drug deal. I mean, what drug dealer hand delivers the drugs from out state and gives a guy he’s never met a kilo before getting his money? And then the 4 to 5 kilos, a ton of weed a week and only one arrest? Don’t you think you’d need an operation with 10 or 20 people to process and move that much dope? Where are the drug houses, and large sums of illegal cash that I’m sure the government would want.

By: macbull

macbull — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:39:49 +0000

It appears that the table is being set for that list of names to just disappear.

I’m sure the NFL would prefer that they be allowed to keep the names out of the public domain.

The real story here is that list and how many of those buying from Hurd were current or ex teammates.

By: nfloracle

nfloracle — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:29:16 +0000

You can bet your last dollar that such a list will be part of any plea deal negotiating for a reduced sentence. This whole stink is going to be huge and I predict a lot of players are sweating bullets right now.

By: cletusvandam

cletusvandam — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:23:11 +0000

Now we know who was the return address on Jerome Simpson’s pot

By: melikefootball

melikefootball — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:19:50 +0000

Yes and it also wasn’t Hurd with all the drugs and money in the trunk of car.

By: jaygutta6559

jaygutta6559 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:08:56 +0000

This dude is facing years in prison should have been working on is football skills instead of trying to be Scarface smh

By: jpb12

jpb12 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:58:04 +0000

Brandon Merriweather

By: ocho

ocho — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:38:58 +0000

If i had to guess i’d say Fred Davis and Trent Williams are on that list somewhere

By: nysaysbringit

nysaysbringit — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:30:31 +0000

Sams lawyer goes on about “respect” for this and for that….
Where was all this “respect” when he was making all these drug deals?

By: nesuperfan

nesuperfan — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:15:47 +0000

“Hurd’s lawyers claim that no current players have had any involvement in whatever it was that Hurd was allegedly, or actually, doing.”

Sounds like the lawyer is confirming that he did it, regardless of using the word “allegedly”, and it is not the first time they have done that…there was a similar general statement yesterday, or the day before.

If he did not do it, I would say something like “he has not now, nor has he ever sold drugs, and therefore, not to any NFL players.

By: dcfan4life

dcfan4life — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:06:31 +0000

I wonder if the 2 suspended Redskins know Sam Hurd…

By: reprob8

reprob8 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:50:17 +0000

Granted, Hurd has the presumption of innocence, but it would take someone with a MASSIVE ego and equally massive ignorance to try to pull off such an enterprise while being a professional athlete AND doing the leg work!

I also find it odd that the bond was so low if he’s supposed to be some kind of drug kingpin. Isn’t that about a game check?

By: righton989

righton989 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:37:07 +0000

Desk jockey Goodoink says, don’t investigate rec dope, PED, HGH or ‘roids just make sure that the shoes are the official color and play touchie feelie ball.

By: mycrackie

mycrackie — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:26:56 +0000

You can take them out the hood,but you can’t take the hood out them.

By: i3addog

i3addog — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:19:45 +0000

So what if he did sell some drugs to a few players, who did it hurt ? Every Sunday millions of fans go to games and get drunk and then drive home. That’s acceptable because it benefits the Leagues bottom line.

By: msclemons67

msclemons67 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:40:46 +0000

The NFL may want to check and see where Trent Williams got his stash.

By: enikville

enikville — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:16:46 +0000

Why is the Department of Homeland Security involved in this? Seriously, aren’t there more important matters for them to be dealing with?