WR Michael Floyd reportedly violated terms of house arrest

ByABC News
June 16, 2017, 2:25 PM

— -- Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Michael Floyd?is scheduled for a show-cause hearing later this month following reports that he violated the terms of his house arrest by drinking.

Scottsdale (Arizona) City Court records show that Floyd is due in court June 26.?

According to documents from the court obtained by ESPN, Floyd was contacted on Monday after a review of alcohol monitoring reports indicated a missed test, as well as the presence of alcohol in several tests.?According to webmd.com, the fermentation process of kombucha tea can yield trace amounts of alcohol.

The records show Floyd was tested three times between 5:30 a.m. and 6:33 a.m. on Sunday. Floyd told authorities on Monday morning he had been drinking kombucha tea. He is being tested six times per day under the terms of his house arrest, which was scheduled to end on Saturday, and had completed 91 of 96 days as of Monday.

Floyd's agent, Brian Murphy, told ESPN the wide receiver "has not had any alcohol since his DUI."

"We are aware of the situation involving Michael Floyd and are looking into the matter," the Vikings said in a statement. "We are still gathering facts and will withhold any further comment at this time."

Floyd was arrested in Scottsdale in December when he was found asleep at the wheel of his vehicle. He had a blood-alcohol level of .217 when he was arrested and was sentenced on Feb. 17 to 24 days in jail and 96 days under house arrest.

After the arrest, Floyd was released by the Arizona Cardinals. He finished the 2016 season with the New England Patriots, then signed a one-year, $1.41 million deal with the Vikings on May 10.

The house arrest sentence was transferred from Arizona to Minnesota last month, allowing him to participate in the Vikings' offseason program. One term of the house arrest was that he not drink, and Floyd was subject to random alcohol screenings, according to TMZ, which first reported Floyd's violation.

At a charity fundraiser Friday, Floyd denied the TMZ report to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, saying it was "totally false. The whole thing is false."

The NFL declined comment on Friday's reports. Before the update that he violated the terms of his agreement, Floyd could have faced league discipline for the December arrest.

Information from ESPN's Ben Goessling was used in this report.