The wide receiver received a punishment for his recent offense on Monday and the Minnesota Vikings now have a decision to make.
Immediately after the news was released back on June 16 that Michael Floyd had tested positive for alcohol while still under house arrest, the wide receiver denied there being any truth to the report. Then came an excuse out of Floyd’s camp that the positive test was due to him consuming too much kombucha tea, which was then reiterated by the Minnesota Vikings this past weekend.
On Monday, the wide receiver appeared in an Arizona courtroom and found out how he would be punished for violating the terms of his house arrest.
Vikings WR Michael Floyd was sentenced to 1 day in jail and has to serve the final 5 days of his house arrest for violating terms of hs arst
— Josh Weinfuss (@joshweinfuss) June 26, 2017
It seems as though the judge held back on the harshness due to Floyd’s good standing up until the positive test and the fact that his B.A.C. was likely too low to raise any real concerns.
However, it is still concerning that the receiver was consuming something known to have alcohol in it while serving punishment for a DUI conviction. Also the fact the the Vikings themselves admitted to encouraging Floyd to drink the tea.
With the ruling, he will still be able to attend Minnesota’s training camp in a few weeks and play in the team’s preseason games. But if he remains on the Vikings’ roster for the regular season, Floyd will most likely have to serve a suspension from the NFL to begin the year.
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Based on the recent letter they wrote supporting the receiver, Minnesota releasing Floyd does not seem likely to happen anytime soon. It may not be the best of ideas to some, but the team is closer than anyone to the receiver at this point and are the most aware of how committed he has been to his recovery.