Ex-NFL player and college football star Robert Nelson Jr., who played for the New York Jets and Houston Texans, 'is arrested in LA for illegal gun possession'

Robert Nelson Jr. – a former NFL player and college football star with stints with the New York Jets and Houston Texans – was arrested in LA last month for alleged illegal possession of a gun.

The former Arizona State cornerback was arrested three days before Christmas on December 22 in Burbank, California TMZ Sports.

Burbank police officers were standing guard in the parking lot of a local shopping center around 9 p.m. when they noticed Nelson's car parked in a handicapped spot without a sign.

And after looking inside the vehicle, they saw a loaded handgun in plain view on the floorboard. Officers eventually found Nelson before detaining him.

Nelson was later charged with carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle and was indicted three days after his arrest on December 26.

His next court appearance will be “late February,” TMZ Sports further reports.

Nelson stood out for the Arizona State Devils in 2013, earning a first-team All-Pac-12 selection as a senior after throwing six interceptions.

He signed with the Cleveland Browns after going undrafted a year later. And just like that, Nelson was cut by the team in 2015 before joining the Arizona Cardinals, who signed him after just months on the roster.

Nelson went on to play for the Houston Texans before being picked up by the New England Patriots, Jets, Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints. In total, he played for seven different NFL teams over a four-year span from 2014 to 2018.

Nelson, now 33, last played for the Arlington Renegades in the XFL last year (2023).

He previously played for the Arizona Hotshots, Houston Roughnecks and St. Louis Battlehawks.

Nelson was also a player for the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL during the 2021 season.