Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison was arrested Monday on a trespassing charge in Hillsborough County, Fla. The arrest occurred at 3:46 a.m., according to arrest records, and he was later released on bond. No other details were immediately available.
Addison’s attorney, Tim Younger, wrote on X that Addison’s “legal team has already initiated the investigation, identified witnesses and (is) reviewing the viability of a claim for false arrest. He looks forward to the legal process, and upon full investigation, we are confident Mr. Addison will be exonerated.”
“I just learned about that very, very recently,” Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said Tuesday. “I don’t want to speculate on that in any way, shape or form. We need to get as many facts (as possible) and find out exactly what happened.”
Addison, 23, just finished his third NFL season. He was suspended for three games at the beginning of the 2025 season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. He was also held out of the first quarter of the team’s Week 5 game in London against the Cleveland Browns for what O’Connell referred to as “a coach’s decision.”
Minnesota selected Addison with the 23rd pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. That summer, Addison was cited for driving 140 mph on a Minnesota freeway. He subsequently pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor speeding charge. A charge of reckless driving was dismissed.
Last summer, Addison was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after a West Los Angeles police officer found him asleep at the wheel of a white Rolls-Royce. He eventually pleaded no contest to a lesser charge, but the NFL still suspended him.
This summer was always going to be a pivotal one for Addison’s future. For the first time, he is eligible for an extension.
On Tuesday, Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah approached the subject similarly to O’Connell, adding that the team was in the fact-finding phase of its evaluation process.
“We just found out that information,” Adofo-Mensah said, “so I don’t want to speak too deeply about it. … Ninety-nine percent of the days that Jordan Addison is a Viking, he is a joy to be around. He is incredibly intelligent, confident and responsible. Like all of us, it’s, ‘What are you like on those 1 percent of days?’ Is it the type of thing that draws attention or not? Obviously, that’s something we have to consider when you’re talking about long-term ramifications of a contract. … Always supportive of Jordan Addison, and we’ll continue to fact-find and see what actually happened.”
