Braylon Edwards Arrested: New York Jets Wide Receiver Charged with DWI

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) New York Jet Braylon Edwards was arrested Tuesday on charges of driving while intoxicated after officers pulled him over because his SUV had excessive tinting on its windows, police said.

According to NYPD spokesman Paul Browne, the wide receiver was pulled over on the west side of Manhattan at around 5:15 a.m., and officers noticed a strong smell of alcohol.

Edwards was given two breath tests - at the scene and at a police station - and his blood alcohol level was .16, twice the legal limit, officials said. There were four other people in the SUV when Edwards was pulled over.

Edwards was placed on probation in January after pleading no contest to misdemeanor aggravated disorderly conduct for punching a man outside a nightclub in Cleveland. He was traded by the Browns to the Jets two days after the October nightclub encounter.

 "We are very disappointed in Braylon's actions this morning," said Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum in a statement. "We are reviewing the information with the league and will impose the appropriate disciplinary measures."

Tannenbaum noted that the Jets have a special program in which a player who drinks can call for a driver to take him home.

The NFL had no comment, but Edwards could be in line for a suspension for violations of NFL policies on alcohol and on player conduct policy.

During his weekly spot on WFAN-AM on Tuesday morning, Jets wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery said Edwards attended a Monday night event in support of Cotchery's nonprofit foundation benefiting underprivileged youth in Manhattan. Cotchery said several teammates were there, and the event ran from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on Manhattan's west side.

It's not clear where Edwards was coming from when he was pulled over.

ALSO ON CRIMESIDER