FOXBORO -- If the arrest video didn’t confirm it, Michael Floyd’s blood alcohol content does: He was pretty messed up when he got arrested for DUI last week in Arizona.
The former Cardinals wideout claimed off waivers by the Patriots last week had a BAC of .217. By Arizona law that constitutes a "Super Extreme DUI" since it’s over .20.
If convicted of Super Extreme DUI, Floyd faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 45 days in jail.
The Patriots were the only team to put in a waiver claim on Floyd. On Friday, Bill Belichick indicated the team reconciled Floyd’s possible on-field benefit with the negative publicity of signing him, stating: "We’re aware of the situation that came up earlier in the week. We’ll let that legal situation play itself out, but really we’ll just see how it goes."
When asked about a 2011 DUI Floyd had while at Notre Dame, Belichick said, "I wouldn’t say (the 2011 arrest) was similar at all," and added that "it was quite a different situation."
Floyd’s BAC when arrested at Notre Dame was reportedly .19 so the actual difference is that Floyd was even more drunk than he was five years ago.
Floyd refused a breathalyzer last week so this and the video are the first tangible indications beyond the police report of how intoxicated Floyd was. Belichick had no response to questions about the arrest video on Friday. The BAC information was reported after Belichick’s morning press conference.
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If Floyd -- who has had multiple former teammates and coaches vouch for him as a person since his arrest -- somehow misled the Patriots in this situation, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to expect the team to divorce itself from him.