Currently in the final year of his contract, Minnesota Vikings safety Jayron Kearse is scheduled to become a free agent in 2020. His chance of returning to the team next season seemed up in the air, but an incident on Sunday morning might have sealed his fate.
Kearse was arrested on Sunday morning after driving past a barricade on a closed portion of a highway in Minnesota. The Vikings safety showed signs that he was under the influence of alcohol so a BAC test was administered and it revealed his blood-alcohol level to be at .