Jay Cutler Pleads Guilty to DUI in Tennessee

Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested in October 2024 in Franklin, Tennessee, after he allegedly rear‑ended another vehicle and offered the other driver $2,000 not to call police. Police released body‑camera footage after public‑records requests showing officers detecting the smell of alcohol, Cutler first denying drinking then saying he’d had “a little bit,” refusing a field sobriety test and being handcuffed; officers reportedly found a loaded Glock in the center console and a rifle in the back seat (weapons charges were later dropped as part of a plea deal). A hospital blood draw registered Cutler’s blood‑alcohol content at about .23, nearly three times the legal limit. Cutler pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor DUI and was sentenced to four days in jail (he served roughly 2–2.5 days), fined $350, ordered to complete a DUI safety course, had his Tennessee driver's license suspended for a year and was placed on one year of probation (reports differ on whether probation is supervised). The bodycam release followed renewed media attention and public‑records requests, and the other driver has filed a civil lawsuit alleging physical and mental suffering.