Patriots receiver Michael Floyd could face a mandatory 180 days in jail, not the previously reported 45, for his Dec. 12 arrest in Arizona on a Super Extreme DUI charge, report Mortensen and Adam Schefter. Whether the harsher punishment will enter the fray will come down to whether the courts in Arizona regard this as a second offense for Floyd, who has a prior DUI arrest under his belt from his time at Notre Dame. If Floyd gets 180 days, it could put his availability for next season in jeopardy. The impending free agent is currently slated for a pretrial hearing on Feb. 24, just two weeks before he’s scheduled to hit the open market.
Floyd was a massive disappointment this season, scoring just 94 points (leader Antonio Brown has 281). If he can avoid 180 days in the clink and recover from whatever funk he was in before being released by the Cardinals, he could be an extremely valuable weapon for Tom Brady. That said, taking unnecessary risks on a guy coming off a DUI, release, and poor season, well, let someone else spend the money.
In the Total Insanity Football League this year, Floyd earned $20. He was drafted at base value $16 in 2015 and extended through this year. If you can draft Floyd for less than, say, $7, it may be worth the risk, especially if he's in New England. But, I wouldn't spend much more. Stay tuned. The court docket in Arizona will predict more accurately Michael Floyd's 2017 season than any transaction or off-season workouts.
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