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Chiefs' Willie Gay Agrees to Mental Health Counseling Stemming from January Arrest

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay Jr. has agreed to partake in mental health counseling in relation to his January arrest, according to TMZ Sports.

Gay reached a deal with prosecutors in June to enter into a diversion program in order to avoid a trial and further jail time six months after being arrested in Overland Park, Kansas, on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of property of less than $1,000.

The 24-year-old was arrested after breaking a vacuum during an argument with the mother of his child.

In addition to mental health counseling, Gay will also undergo drug and alcohol testing; pay fines, fees and restitution; and will have to "keep his nose clean for 12 months," per TMZ Sports.