Addison pleads guilty to lesser charge in DUI case

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison pleaded blameworthy Thursday to a lesser complaint to resoluteness a 2024 DUI citation, his lawyer said. The plea agreement, however, inactive leaves him taxable to NFL discipline.

The NFL did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

According to lawyer Jacqueline Sparagna, Addison volition plead to what is colloquially known arsenic a "wet reckless" charge. In California, wherever Addison was cited, that means helium volition plead blameworthy to reckless driving with the engagement of alcohol. Addison volition beryllium placed connected probation for 12 months, wage a good and implicit 2 online courses.

In a statement, Sparagna said: "While Mr. Addison's lawsuit would person made for a large trial, I respect him for taking work by accepting the metropolis attorney's 'wet reckless' offer. Now helium tin enactment this incidental down him and solely absorption connected his promising career."

The NFL's argumentation and programme connected substances of maltreatment remains applicable due to the fact that Addison's plea acknowledges the usage of intoxicant successful a driving incident. The argumentation reads successful part: "Absent aggravating circumstances, subject for a archetypal discourtesy volition beryllium a suspension without wage of 3 regular oregon postseason games."

Addison had a assemblage proceedings scheduled for Tuesday, but it was postponed arsenic plea discussions continued.

In a station connected X, cause Tim Younger wrote that Addison took "careful information of the charges against him and each defenses" and understood the "ramifications of this decision." Compliance with the presumption of the plea should terminate probation wrong six months, Younger wrote.

"He has kept the enactment apprised passim these ineligible proceedings," Younger added, "and volition proceed successful his afloat committedness to being a invaluable subordinate of his team."

Addison, the Vikings' first-round prime successful 2023, was charged successful July 2024 with driving nether the power of intoxicant and driving with astatine slightest a .08% humor intoxicant contented aft a West Los Angeles constabulary serviceman recovered him dormant astatine the instrumentality of a achromatic Rolls Royce that was blocking a lane of I-105 westbound adjacent the Los Angeles airdrome (LAX). Speaking to reporters successful Minnesota astatine the commencement of grooming campy successful 2024, Addison said helium was successful a "dark place" pursuing his arrest.

Asked astir the imaginable of NFL subject past summer, Addison said: "Whatever's retired determination for me, immoderate comes with it, I'll ain up to everything. I consciousness similar thing that comes my mode is meant to hap oregon is deserved."

The incidental occurred astir a twelvemonth aft Addison was cited for driving 140 mph connected a Minnesota freeway successful July 2023. He subsequently agreed to plead blameworthy to a misdemeanor speeding charge, with a complaint of reckless driving dismissed. He paid $686 successful fines.

In 2 seasons with the Vikings, Addison has started 29 games, totaling 133 catches for 1,786 yards and 19 touchdowns.