Jay Cutler Pleads Guilty to DUI in Tennessee

Police in Franklin, Tennessee, released body‑camera footage showing former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler’s October 2024 arrest after he rear‑ended another vehicle, with officers reporting signs of intoxication and a hospital blood draw registering about .23 BAC. The video shows Cutler initially denying drinking, then saying he had “a little bit,” refusing field sobriety tests, being handcuffed, and the other driver alleging Cutler tried to flee and offered $2,000 not to call police. Officers found a loaded pistol and a rifle in his truck, and Cutler was charged with DUI and weapons offenses. In a plea deal Cutler pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor DUI; the weapons charges were dropped in exchange for forfeiting the firearms. He was sentenced to four days in jail (reports say he served roughly 2–2.5 days), fined $350, placed on one year of supervised probation, required to complete a DUI safety course and submit to drug testing, and had his Tennessee driver’s license revoked for a year. The bodycam release, published after public‑records requests and widely shared by media outlets, renewed attention to the incident and prompted a civil lawsuit by the other driver.