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Dallas Cowboys free safety Damontae Kazee was arrested early Tuesday and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to multiple reports.
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Kazee was arrested in The Colony, a suburb about 30 miles north of Dallas. The Colony is located southwest of the team’s Frisco facility.
According to the Dallas Morning News, Kazee was pulled over shortly after 3 a.m. CT due to a traffic violation. The officer felt that Kazee had been drinking and the 28-year-old confirmed that he had consumed alcohol.
Kazee failed a field sobriety test and was arrested, according to the Dallas Morning News. He later posted a $ 2,500 bond and was released from The Colony Municipal Jail at 12:34 p.m. CT.
The arrest came during the Cowboys’ bye week. It also came a day after coach Mike McCarthy discussed the importance of being smart during halftime.
“We talk about distractions and what we don’t want,” McCarthy told reporters Monday. “We have an exceptional season – 5-1, where we are – making sure everyone takes care of themselves and spends as much time as possible with family and friends. They deserve it. They deserve this break, the duration of it. I have a lot of confidence and a lot of confidence in those guys. “
Kazee had 17 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble while starting all six games for the Cowboys. He signed with Dallas as a free agent in March.
Kazee spent his first four NFL seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. He had seven of 11 career interceptions in 2018 and has played in 58 NFL games (40 starts).
Kazee was a college standout at San Diego State and had a school record of 17 interceptions for the Aztecs. He was named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year in each of his last two seasons (2015, 2016).
Reference-torontosun.com