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Report: Vikings WR Floyd Tests Positive For Alcohol During House Arrest

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Vikings’ latest addition, a hometown wide receiver with a checkered history, may be in trouble again.

TMZ reports wide receiver Michael Floyd tested positive for alcohol during his recent house arrest. Floyd was not supposed to drink during his house arrest, a condition of his sentencing for a DWI arrest in December.

The Arizona Cardinals released the former first round pick after that DWI arrest. Floyd was also suspended from team activities at Notre Dame for drunken driving.

TMZ reports that a Scottsdale City Court confirmed Floyd’s alcohol monitoring system reported positive results five times during June 11 and 12, with three of the events described as “high alcohol tests.