An Arizona judge on Monday ruled that Vikings wide receiver Michael Floyd violated the terms of his house arrest by testing positive for alcohol earlier this month, ESPN has reported. However, Floyd was sentenced to only one day in jail.
The St. Paul, Minn., native is also required to complete the final five days of his house arrest, which he will be allowed to do in Arizona, according to the ESPN report.
Floyd was due in court at the Scottsdale City Court at 3:30 p.m. But he opted to do the hearing over the telephone. It was completed before his scheduled appearance.
Under the terms of his house arrest following his February guilty plea for extreme DUI in Arizona in December, Floyd is not allowed to consume any alcohol.
His court-ordered alcohol monitoring noted three failed tests and a missed test between 5:30 a.m. and 6:33 a.m. on Sunday, June 11, per police records obtained by the Star Tribune. Floyd was at the house of tight end Kyle Rudolph, his former Notre Dame teammate, who let Floyd stay with his family after he joined the Vikings.
Floyd claimed the failed tests were the result of him drinking Kombucha tea, which is a fermented beverage that can contain up to 0.5 percent alcohol when properly stored. Floyd told the court that he was unaware the tea contained alcohol.
But the court ruled that Floyd was in violation of the terms of his house arrest.
The Vikings, who have stood by Floyd and encourage players to drink Kombucha for its probiotic benefits, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
At the time of the failed tests on June 11, Floyd was still serving a 120-day sentence, the first 24 of which were spent in jail. The remainder of his sentence was house arrest, with random breath tests administered at a minimum of six times a day.
When he failed the tests, Floyd had already completed 90 of the court-ordered 96 days of house arrest, which the court transferred from Arizona to Minnesota last month so he could practice with the Vikings shortly after signing May 10.
The former Cretin-Derham Hall star signed a one-year, $1.4 million contract. None of the salary is guaranteed, so the team could cut him with no salary cap ramifications. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound receiver usually practiced with the second-team offense this spring, behind Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen and Laquon Treadwell.
Floyd still remains subject to league discipline following his December arrest.
