Former NFL Receiver Andre Rison Sentenced to Jail for DUI

Former NFL wide receiver Andre Rison is serving a jail sentence in Michigan after pleading guilty to a second-offense drunk driving charge. The 57-year-old former Pro Bowler was booked into the Oakland County Jail on Friday, June -13, and is scheduled for release on Sunday, June -15, as part of a five-day sentence.

The conviction stems from an incident in Troy, Michigan, in August 2025. Rison pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated this week, concluding the legal proceedings. In addition to the jail time, a judge sentenced him to 18 months of probation and ordered him to pay more than $2,300 in fines and fees. A related charge for open intoxication in a vehicle was dismissed.

This marks the latest in a series of legal issues for Rison since his retirement. In 2020, he pleaded guilty to a probation violation related to a child support case, receiving a warning that further infractions could lead to prison. He also surrendered in 2016 to resolve a federal arrest warrant connected to a child support probation violation. His earlier encounters with the law include a 1993 arrest for aggravated assault involving his then-girlfriend, singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and a 1999...