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Arizona Cardinals: Former receiver Michael Floyd receives sentence

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Nov 20, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Floyd (15) against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Vikings defeated the Cardinals 30-24. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 20, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Floyd (15) against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Vikings defeated the Cardinals 30-24. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Former Arizona Cardinals receiver Michael Floyd receives sentence following his DUI arrest

Former Arizona Cardinals star receiver Michael Floyd pleaded guilty to his “extreme” DUI case and was sentenced to jail. Floyd reached a plea deal, which included the Maricopa County District Attorney’s Office to drop six of seven charges against Floyd.

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    • Floyd was given a 120-day sentence, with him serving the first 24 days at a county jail. His last 96 days will be served in home confinement. KTAR News 92.3 FM’s legal analyst Monica Lindstrom, who specializes in DUI cases, said Floyd’s sentence is standard for someone convicted of a second DUI.

    "“This is a very typical sentence for a second time extreme DUI,” she said."

    Michael Floyd will also be required to take an alcohol class and pay more than $5,000 in fines as well as performing 30 hours of community service. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy did not comment on the new developments.

    Lindstrom said if he fails to follow the court’s demands, he could be back behind bars. The Cardinals released Floyd last December following his arrest and was picked up by the Patriots just days later. He played in three games and was inactive for Super Bowl LI.

    Floyd later apologized for his arrest.

    "“Random people just say the most crazy things, probably most of them were Arizona people,” Floyd told ESPN Radio. “They just think I’m not sorry for what I did, or I disrespected Arizona. All I can say is I made a mistake. I’m sorry for what I did. I’m moving forward. “I think some people didn’t want me to be successful. I think that’s just life. I think there are a lot of people out there that don’t want people to succeed. You just have to make the best of it. For me, I got on a team that loved me and I was actually successful.”"

    This is not the first time, Floyd has run into trouble due to alcohol. He was suspended during his time at Notre Dame after being cited for drunken driving.

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