Former NFL star Jay Cutler has been sentenced to time behind bars after cutting a plea deal with prosecutors over his DUI arrest.
The 42-year-old was arrested in October 2024 after he rear-ended the driver in front of him while allegedly driving intoxicated on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee.
On Tuesday, Cutler, who was formerly married to Kristin Cavallari, pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor DUI in a Tennessee courtroom, according to TMZ.
The former quarterback was then sentenced to four days in jail, which he will reportedly begin serving at the end of the month.
Cutler also faced a charge of possession of a handgun-under the influence after a rifle and a loaded glock were found in his vehicle. However, prosecutors dismissed the weapon possession charge after he forfeited the firearm.
The ex-signal caller, who spent the majority of his career with the Chicago Bears, will also be required to be on supervised probation for one year.
Former NFL star Jay Cutler has been sentenced to time behind bars after cutting a plea deal
Cutler, who was formerly married to Kristin Cavallari, was arrested on a DUI charge last year
In addition, he has been ordered to pay a $350 fine and must attend a DUI safety class, with his Tennessee license now revoked for one year.
Police in the Nashville suburb of Franklin, Tennessee responded to a call on October 17, 2024 after Cutler rear-ended the driver in front of him.
Police say they noticed a strong odor of alcohol during their conversation with Cutler, who reportedly had blood shot 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 search warrant, according to authorities.
Cutler initially told police that he hadn’t consumed alcohol before allegedly later admitting to having had ‘a little bit’.
After playing his college football at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Cutler played 12 seasons in the NFL.
He was drafted eleventh overall to the Denver Broncos and played in the Mile High City for three seasons before being traded to the Chicago Bears.
Cutler was best known for his time in Chicago – guiding them to an NFC Championship game appearance in 2010 and playing there for eight seasons.
Jay Cutler spent eight years with the Bears and threw 154 touchdowns for the franchise
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 television star Kristin Cavallari.
A source at the time told the Daily Mail that 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 hates now that she has to be present for it and answer to it,’ they shared.
The source added that Cutler is always ‘going to do what he wants to do,’ hinting it had a major part in their marriage breaking down.
‘That won’t change which was a main reason for them breaking up in the first place,’ they added.
An insider shared that Cavallari had thought her ex-husband was ‘for the most part okay’, and she didn’t expect this to happen.
‘Now that it has, they are going to have some talks about where his head is at, if he needs help or if this was one unfortunate incident,’ they explained.
‘Sure she is happy nobody is hurt or worse but it is just frustrating that she has to deal with Jay’s trouble,’ 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 only can hope for the best, but it isn’t a good look at all.’
