NFL player arrested for trespassing in Florida

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison, 23, was arrested aboriginal Monday greeting and charged with trespassing astatine the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino successful Tampa, Florida. He was released aft posting $500 bail and is scheduled to look successful Hillsborough County District Court connected February 3.

The incidental astatine the hotel

According to reports, Addison was arrested astatine 3:46 am. Police responded aft unit astatine the Noodle Bar edifice wrong the edifice asked Addison respective times to permission the premises. Court records amusement that Addison "had to beryllium diverted respective times toward the main exit" arsenic helium was led retired of the facility, The Athletic reports.

Addison was charged with 1 felony number of trespassing and was released connected $500 bond. A tribunal day is acceptable for February 3 successful Hillsborough County.

His attorney, Tim Younger, issued a statement: "On Jordan's behalf, his ineligible squad has already opened an investigation, identified witnesses and are presently reviewing the anticipation of filing a mendacious apprehension suit. He looks guardant to the ineligible process and aft a afloat investigation, we are assured that Mr. Addison volition beryllium exonerated of each charges."

Career and reactions

Vikings caput manager Kevin O'Connell said, "I lone precocious recovered retired astir this. I don't privation to speculate successful immoderate way. We request to stitchery arsenic overmuch facts arsenic we tin and find precisely what happened."

Addison finished his 3rd NFL play with the Vikings, who drafted him successful the archetypal circular successful 2023. He instantly caught attraction by catching 10 touchdown passes arsenic a rookie and 9 successful his sophomore season. In his last season, helium posted vocation lows successful catches (42), receiving yards (610) and touchdowns (3), owed successful portion to a three-time suspension owed to anterior ineligible issues.

In July 2024, Addison pleaded blameworthy to a "wet reckless" discourtesy aft constabulary recovered him dormant astatine the instrumentality of a conveyance adjacent Los Angeles International Airport. He was fixed 12 months probation and paid a $390 fine. In August 2025, the NFL announced a suspension for the archetypal 3 games of the play owed to the incident.

In July 2023, Addison was caught driving 140 mph successful a 55 mph portion connected a Minnesota highway. He pleaded blameworthy to speeding, portion the careless driving complaint was dismissed, and helium paid $686 successful fines.