Sam Hurd

Infobox NFLactive


currentteam=Dallas Cowboys
currentnumber=17
currentposition=Wide receiver
birthdate=birth date and age|1985|4|24
birthplace=San Antonio, Texas
heightft=6
heightin=2
weight=205
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Dallas Cowboys
college=Northern Illinois
undraftedyear=2006
pastteams=
* Dallas Cowboys (2006-present)
nfl=HUR108558

Sam Hurd (born April 24, 1985 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American football wide receiver in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys. Sam Hurd is the son of Sameul Hurd Jr. and Gloria Corbin. He has five brothers and sisters and a wife Stacee Hurd. Hurd attended Brackenridge High School In San Antonio, Texas.

College career

At Northern Illinois University, he paired with P.J. Fleck, Shantone Powers and Dan Sheldon to form one of the best wide receiver tandems 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. Once power was restored, ESPN announcers Pam Ward and Mike Tomczak called the Huskies big win over Troy State University. 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).In Northern Illinois' MAC West clincher against Western Michigan on Nov. 23, 2005, Hurd caught four passes for 119 yards including a 53-yard TD pass from freshman Dan Nicholson. The Huskies went on to win the game 42-7,

NFL career

Against the Houston Texans in the 2006 season, Hurd recorded his first NFL reception on Tony Romo's first NFL pass (34 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.

Personal life

Beginning in 2007, Sam Hurd started co-hosting [http://www.insidethehuddle.com "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 Sam will be teamed up with his mentor and fellow wide receiver Terrell Owens for the show that will air LIVE on Tuesday nights from 7:30-8:30pm (central time) on KLLI from the House of Blues in Dallas