Vince Young Arrested: Former Star Texas QB Jailed For DWI [UPDATES]

AUSTIN, TX — Vince Young was arrested late Sunday night for driving while intoxicated, according to Austin Police.

The former star Texas quarterback who led the Longhorns to an improbable 2005 BCS National Championship, was charged with driving while intoxicated Sunday night, police said.

He was arrested by the Austin Police Department at 11:16 p.m. and booked into the Travis County Jail at 12:46 a.m., according to police. His bond was set at $2,000, jail records showed.

Young was waiting at a red light in the 600 block of the Interstate 35 service road near 6th street, just north of the UT campus, in a 2016 white Chevy Silverado, according to a signed affidavit by arresting officer Manuel Delgado-Eberhardt. When the light turned green, the affidavit said, Young waited at the light for nearly 10 seconds before moving forward through the intersection.

Young turned onto the interstate going northbound without using a turn signal and drifted within his lane while driving 42 to 60 miles per hour, the affidavit said. He accelerated to 68 miles per hour and continued to drift, with his left tires on the solid yellow line, the affidavit said.

He had mumbled and slurred speech, laughed, smelled strongly of alcohol and was “uncooperative” but “polite,” when he was pulled over, according to the affidavit. His eyes were “glassy,” his clothing was “mussed,” and he was swaying and “unsure” of his balance, the affidavit said.

Young was no longer listed in the county’s jail database shortly after 10 a.m. Monday. He was reportedly released after posting bond.

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Young played for three years at Texas and led the Longhorns to an epic win over USC in the BCS National Championship Game following the 2005 season. With just seconds left and facing fourth down, Young scrambled for a touchdown that gave the Longhorns the lead and clinched an upset over the heavily favored Trojan team.

He threw for more than 6,000 yards in his college career and rushed for more than 3,000. He scored 81 total touchdowns as a Longhorn.

Young currently works in UT’s Division of Diversity and Community Engagement and has been an analyst for the Longhorn Network, ESPN’s channel dedicated to Texas football.

“We are actively looking into the matter,” an ESPN spokesperson said in an email to Patch.

But Young’s NFL days were limited by off-field troubles and locker-room drama.

In 2010, Young was injured during a week 11 game against the Washington Redskins and threw his pads into the stands in frustration. A post-game dustup with then-head coach Jeff Fisher marked the end of his Tennessee career.

He saw spot-duty with the Eagles in 2011 and bounced around practice squads for the next three years before retiring for good.

Young filed for bankruptcy in 2014 following reportedly lavish spending of his NFL money and endorsement deals.

“It was embarrassing,” he said in a November interview about his bankruptcy.

“So after I got over that, the smoke cloud cleared. I was just happy that I did that now and [didn’t] wait until later. And I hope, I pray that some of my friends and peers and people I know make sure that they are taking care — I hope [I] was a great example for them to go pay attention, so these guys wouldn’t wait until they had to go through a situation.”

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Image via Austin Police Department

Read the affidavit from Sunday’s arrest, provided by Austin Police, below: