A grand jury in Dallas, Texas recently indicted a former National Football League player after a with a drug crime, claiming that he was attempting to join up with another individual to create a drug-dealing operation. The former player, who was recently cut by the Chicago Bears, was arrested last month after he was caught in a drug sting.

The man, who currently is 26 years old and has a permanent residence in San Antonio, currently lives in Chicago, where he was taken into police custody outside of a restaurant in mid-December. According to sources, he was placed under arrested after he tried to buy cocaine from an undercover police agent.

In doing so, the player apparently voiced interest in buying larger amounts of both cocaine and marijuana so he could deal it around the Chicago area. He tipped the authorities off to his partner, telling the agent that his partner executed most of the drugs deals. The former player claimed that he handled the big-money drug deals.

Later, an informant told investigators from Homeland Security that the former player's acquaintance was fixing to purchase the cocaine from the player.

Both the man and his alleged cohort were charged with cocaine possession and conspiracy to possess cocaine. The former player was able to get out of jail on $100,000 bond, but had to hand over his 2010 Cadillac Escalade to the authorities. The former player now awaits his fate, which could see both him and his partner spend up to life in prison for their alleged offenses. The sentence for the conspiracy alone carries a sentence of anywhere between 10 years and life.

Source: ABC News, "Former Bears, Cowboys Receiver Hurd Indicted," January 5, 2012.