Jay Cutler begins four-day DUI sentence after guilty plea

Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler, 42, reported to Williamson County Jail in Franklin, Tennessee, on Monday, Sept. 29, to begin a four-day sentence after pleading guilty last month to a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge tied to an October 2024 traffic collision. The sentence resolves the criminal case that began when Cutler was arrested after rear-ending another vehicle in Franklin.

Police at the scene reported that Cutler showed signs of intoxication, including bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and the smell of alcohol, and that he refused field sobriety tests. A warrant-authorized blood sample was later taken at a hospital. Officers also found two firearms in Cutler’s vehicle, one of which was reportedly loaded. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors dismissed the weapons charge and Cutler is required to forfeit the guns.

In addition to the four days in jail, the court ordered a $350 fine, one year of unsupervised probation, completion of a DUI safety course and a one-year suspension of his driver’s license. The remaining charges originally filed after the October incident, which included alleged failure to exercise due care, implied consent violations and unlawful...