Former Jets tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins was arrested for his third DUI since 2013 this week.
According to TMZ, Seferian-Jenkins was charged with one count of driving under the influence, one count of driving with a suspended license and one count of operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device in Gig Harbor, Washington, on March 9 – the same town he played high school football in.
This isn’t Seferian-Jenkins’ first issue with drunk driving. He had previously been cited for driving under the influence in 2013 when he played for the University of Washington and in 2016 when he played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was cut by the Buccaneers the day after his DUI arrest in 2016 and claimed off waivers by the Jets three days later.
Seferian-Jenkins had a ton of promise with the Buccaneers as a second-round pick in 2014 but he ended up having a breakout season for the Jets in 2017. He caught a career-high 50 passes for 357 yards and also hauled in three touchdowns and signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Jaguars the next summer. ASJ only played five games for the Jaguars in 2018 before landing on injured reserve, and Jackonsvile voided his contract d before the 2019 season. The Patriots signed Seferian-Jenkins that offseason but cut him before the 2019 season due to “personal issues,” according to NFL Network.