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Bodycam footage of former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler's DUI arrest has been released days after he had been released from a short stint in jail.
The arrest, which happened last October, led to a four-day prison sentence as part of a plea deal the former Chicago Bears quarterback made with prosecutors in Tennessee.
Cutler was arrested in Franklin, a suburb of Nashville - the city where he went to college and where he got married to his now-ex-wife and reality television star Kristin Cavallari.
In the bodycam footage released this week, the 42-year-old Cutler was asked how much alcohol he had consumed after rear-ending a different vehicle.
After Cutler replied 'none', an officer advised him not to lie. When asked again, Cutler replied, 'a little bit'.
The Pro Bowler refused a field sobriety test, leading to him getting handcuffed and put into the back of a squad car with no resistance.
Bodycam footage from ex-NFL star Jay Cutler's October 2024 DUI arrest has been released
Cutler was sentenced to four days in jail, but was released after serving two-and-a-half days
Cutler was formerly married to reality TV star Kristin Cavallari, but they divorced in 2022
Cutler was booked for DUI and for a gun possession charge. After cutting a deal with prosecutors, the weapons charge was dropped and he was sentenced to four days in jail for the misdemeanor DUI.
The former 11th overall pick out of Vanderbilt only ended up serving two-and-a-half days of that brief sentence.
He was also sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation, was ordered to attend a DUI safety class and will pay a fine of $350.
While he has served his criminal sentence, Cutler is still being sued by the driver of the vehicle he hit. The plaintiff has claimed he has 'endured physical and mental suffering and the loss of enjoyment of life' after the incident.
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. In August, 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.'
