Former NFL operating again Marshawn Lynch has been arrested on suspicion of DUI, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division tweeted Tuesday.
LVMPD mentioned they pulled over a driver who was later recognized as Lynch for "suspected driver impairment."
"By way of the course of the investigation, officers decided that Lynch was impaired and performed an arrest," LVMPD mentioned. "Lynch was transported to the Las Vegas Metropolis Jail and booked for driving beneath the affect."
Additional particulars on any extra fees Lynch could also be dealing with weren't instantly launched.
The arrest comes in the future after the Seattle Seahawks introduced that Lynch can be serving as a "particular correspondent" for the group this season.
Lynch, 36, spent 12 seasons within the NFL. Initially drafted by the Buffalo Payments in 2007, he was traded to the Seahawks in 2010 and spent the subsequent six seasons with the group, profitable Tremendous Bowl XLVIII in 2013-2014 season. After initially retiring on the finish of the 2015 season, Lynch returned to the NFL in 2017, signing with the then-Oakland Raiders, the place he performed for 2 years earlier than rejoining the Seahawks in 2019.
Lynch has not performed for the reason that finish of the 2019 season.