Jay Cutler, the ex-husband of Kristin Cavallari and former Chicago Bears quarterback, has been released early from jail in Tennessee.
The 42-year-old was booked into Williamson County Jail on Monday morning as part of a plea deal in a DUI offence he was arrested for last October.
He was scheduled to spend four days in jail but now, according to TMZ, he was released after around two-and-a-half days on Wednesday evening. It is not clear, at present, why Cutler managed to secure an early exit. He will now be on unsupervised probation for one year and must also attend a DUI safety class.
The charge against Cutler came from an incident in October 2024, when he was arrested for allegedly rear-ending another vehicle in Franklin, Tennessee.
At the time of the incident, cops said Cutler had bloodshot eyes, was slurring his words and smelt of alcohol.
Police also claimed that Cutler refused a field sobreity test and had two firearms in his car. According to an arrest affidavit, Cutler also offered the other driver $2,000 to not call the police and to let him drive away.
Jay Cutler, the ex-husband of Kristin Cavallari, has been released early from jail
Cutler was booked Williamson County Jail on Monday morning but is now a free man again
But in August, Cutler pleaded guilty to driving under the influence as part of a deal that saw authorities drop the charges over possession of a firearm. He was also told to pay a $350 fine.
Cutler and Cavallari divorced in April 2020 after seven years of marriage and three children together – Camden, 13, Jaxon, 11, and Saylor, nine.
Ever since then, they have continued to exchange shots at each other in a messy public split.
Just last month, Cutler hit out at Cavallari for saying she ‘never got a penny’ after they broke up in 2020.
Asked about her comments while appearing on the Take It Outside podcast, he said: ‘I think it’s reckless. I think it’s borderline slander to insinuate that there was zero dollars split during the marriage that each side got.
‘It’s insanity and it’s completely false, completely untrue. I hate that I even have to address it, honestly.’
Cutler earned approximately $128 million during his 12-year NFL career and added that there was ‘not a judge in the state of Tennessee’ that would have allowed him to ‘keep every single dollar’ after their divorce.
In his fiery response, Cutler didn’t say what figure Cavallri got from the split but continued: ‘I’ve got a divorce decree. I’ve got something that’s signed by the judge -it’s, like, 67 pages [and] it says the number breakdown.’
The couple have publicly feuded ever since their divorce, which was finalized in 2022
Cavallari hasn’t responded to her husband’s jail stint yet, nor has Cutler spoken out in the short time since since his surprise release.
Cutler had the NFL world at his feet in 2006 when he was taken in the first round by the Denver Broncos, playing three seasons before being traded to the Chicago Bears.
And it was there where he really made his name. To this day, he remains the organization’s leading passer with 23,443 yards and recorded 154 touchdowns with the team.
He never made it to a Super Bowl but in his only playoff appearance, Cutler led the Bears to the NFC championship game.
His career ended in 2017 with the Miami Dolphins, a year after he had departed the Bears.
