Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is pretty blunt when it comes to Michael Floydโs kombucha tea defense. If the wide receiver lied, then heโs probably going to find himself cut.
At least thatโs what Zimmer told the St. Paul Pioneer Press when asked about Floydโs excuse for failing an alcohol test which was drinking too much kombucha tea. The test came after the wide-out plead guilty to drunken driving earlier in the year which also resulted in his house arrest.
โDo I believe it? I donโt know how much tea he drank. I have no clue, he said. โI donโt have any doubt why thereโd be skepticism, but he told me that he wasnโt (drinking). That it was legit.โ
โI said, โIf I find out youโre lying to me, Iโm going to cut you,โ โ
Floyd was arrested last December in Scottsdale, Arizona on suspicion of extreme DUI. Upon is arrest the former Arizona Cardinal blew a 0.217 BAC which was nearly three-times the legal limit. He ended up pleading guilty to the charge this past February.
As far as the kobucha tea thing goes. Itโs true that it does have a small alcohol content to the tune of 0.5 percent or less. That volume can increase the longer it sits on the shelf due to the yeast fermenting inside of it. Whether or not that actually contributed to Floydโs failed test I guess weโll have to stay tuned.
