Ex-NFL star Jay Cutler ‘offered crash victim four-figure sum to not call cops before DUI arrest’
Former Chicago Bears star quarterback Jay Cutler allegedly tried to pay off the person he crashed into so they couldn’t call the police ahead of his arrest for suspected DUI.
Police in the Nashville suburb of Franklin, Tennessee responded to a call Thursday afternoon after Cutler rear-ended the driver in front of him.
Cutler allegedly offered the other driver $2,000 not to call the police, according to a police report reviewed by WGN in Chicago.
Police say they noticed a strong odor of alcohol during their conversation with Cutler, who reportedly had bloodshot eyes and was slurring his words.
Cutler refused a field sobriety test and was taken to a hospital, where a blood sample was obtained through a blood test, according to authorities.
Former NFL star Jay Cutler was jailed Thursday after he was pulled over while allegedly driving drunk in Franklin
Cutler spent twelve years in the NFL, most notably as a quarterback for the Chicago Bears
Cutler initially told police he had not been drinking alcohol before later admitting to drinking “a little bit.”
He has also been charged with failure to exercise due care to avoid a collision, and with possession of a handgun while intoxicated after a rifle and a loaded Glock were found in his vehicle.
Cutler was released from the Williamson County Jail later Thursday after posting $5,000 bail.
After playing college football at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Cutler played twelve seasons in the NFL.
He was drafted 11th overall by the Denver Broncos and played three seasons in the Mile High City before being traded to the Chicago Bears.
Cutler was best known for his time in Chicago, where he guided them to an NFC Championship appearance in 2010 and played there for eight seasons.
He played one season with the Miami Dolphins in 2017 before retiring from the sport.
Outside of the sports world, Cutler is best known for being married to reality TV star Kristin Cavallari.
Kristin Cavallari is ‘frustrated’ and ‘disappointed’ by her ex-husband Jay Cutler’s DUI and gun charges arrest, insiders have exclusively revealed to DailyMail.com
Cutler was married to Kristen Cavallari for almost a decade before they divorced in 2022
According to a source, Cutler always “marches to the beat of his own drum,” adding that “Kristin has been on good terms with him, but this is just disappointing.”
“She will talk about it on her podcast, but she sees it as a black eye and now hates that she has to be there and answer it,” they shared.
The source added that Cutler is always “going to do what he wants to do,” suggesting that this played a major role in the breakdown of their marriage.
“That won’t change, which was the main reason they broke up in the first place,” she added.
An insider said Cavallari had thought her ex-husband was “mostly OK” and that she didn’t expect this to happen.
“Now that that’s the case, they’re going to have some conversations about where his head is at, if he needs help or if this was an unfortunate incident,” they explained.
“Of course she’s glad no one got hurt or worse, but it’s just frustrating that she has to deal with Jay’s issues,” they said.
The source continued, “There is no world where this should have happened in Kristin’s mind, but now that it has, they will deal with it and she can only hope for the best, but it’s not a good picture at all.”