A little more than a year after he was arrested after police found him asleep behind the wheel of a car that was blocking lanes on a highway in Los Angeles, California, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison has reached a resolution in his DUI case.
According to a post on X made by Addison's agent on Thursday, Addison has agreed to avoid a trial and plead guilty to a lesser charge that will result in him paying a fine and taking two online courses.
Shortly after the post on X was made, ESPN's Kevin Seifert revealed specifics about the plea deal that were shared by the Vikings receiver's lawyer. In addition to taking the online courses and paying a fine of $390, Seifert revealed that Addison will also be placed on probation for 12 months.
Is a suspension looming for Minnesota Vikings WR Jordan Addison after the end of his DUI case?
Now that a resolution has been found, Addison and the Vikings will wait to find out if he will need to miss any games during the upcoming season due to a suspension from the NFL.
Recently, former New Orleans Saints safety Roderic Teamer was suspended three games by the NFL after he was arrested for DUI in 2023, and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Travis Jonsen was suspended for three games in 2023 after a DUI arrest in 2022.
However, current Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith wasn't handed a suspension by the league after a DUI arrest in 2022, and Green Bay Packers cornerback Nate Hobbs also avoided a suspension from the NFL after he was arrested for DUI in 2022 (like Addison, Hobbs was also arrested for DUI after he was found asleep behind the wheel of a parked car).
In the instances of Smith and Hobbs, their DUI charges were eventually dropped after it was found that their BAC levels were both below the legal limit at the time of their arrest.
Addison was accused of driving with a BAC level of 0.08 percent, which is the legal limit in California. However, it wouldn't be surprising if the NFL still decided to hand him a suspension regardless.