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Kevin SeifertJan 14, 2026, 05:45 AM<\/p>\n
Close<\/a>Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.<\/p>\n EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings<\/a> receiver Jordan Addison<\/a> was arrested early Monday morning and charged with misdemeanor trespassing in Tampa, Florida, according to police records.<\/p>\n It is his third brush with law enforcement since the Vikings made him the No. 23 selection in the 2023 draft.<\/p>\n This week’s arrest became public Tuesday morning, shortly before Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and coach Kevin O’Connell<\/a> were set to give their annual end-of-season news conferences. Both said they had only recently learned of the incident and declined to speculate on the organization’s response.<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks Addison is eligible for a contract extension this spring, and the Vikings’ No. 3 receiver — Jalen Nailor<\/a> — is a pending free agent.<\/p>\n “Jordan is unique because 99% of the days that Jordan Addison is a Viking, he’s a joy to be around,” Adofo-Mensah said. “He’s incredibly intelligent, confident, responsible. And then it’s like all of us: What are you like on those 1% 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 extension and different things like that, or letting somebody like Jalen Nailor leave.<\/p>\n “We’ll have those conversations, obviously. Just a few days after the season and obviously this event just happened. But always supportive of Jordan Addison. We’ll continue to fact-find and see what actually happened, and then we’ll have those conversations in the future.”<\/p>\n According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s records, Addison was arrested at 3:46 a.m. ET on Monday, at an address associated with the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. He was booked in jail at 7:33 a.m. and charged with trespass in an occupied structure or conveyance, a first-degree misdemeanor.<\/p>\n He paid a $500 bond and was released Monday afternoon at 2:40 p.m.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for the Seminole Indian Police, which made the arrest, said he did not yet have further details about the circumstances.<\/p>\n Addison’s representatives at Younger & Associates said lawyers are looking into the incident.<\/p>\n “On Jordan’s behalf, his legal team has already initiated the investigation, identified witnesses, and we are reviewing the viability of a claim for false arrest,” Addison’s agency said on X. “He looks forward to the legal process and upon full investigation, we are confident Mr. Addison will be exonerated.”<\/p>\n In July 2023, Addison was cited for driving 140 mph<\/a> on a Minnesota freeway. He agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor speeding charge, with a charge of reckless driving dismissed. He paid $686 in fines.<\/p>\n Almost exactly one year later, Addison was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after police found him asleep behind the wheel of a car on a freeway near Los Angeles International Airport. Ultimately, he pleaded no contest to what is colloquially known as a “wet reckless” charge. In California, where Addison was cited, that meant he pleaded no contest<\/a> to reckless driving with the involvement of alcohol.<\/p>\n Addison was placed on probation for 12 months, paid a $390 fine and was required to complete two online courses. He also was suspended for three games<\/a>.<\/p>\n He also was benched for the first quarter<\/a> of the Vikings’ Week 5 game against the Cleveland Browns<\/a> in London after missing a walkthrough practice the previous week.<\/p>\n In 46 games over three seasons with the Vikings, Addison has 175 receptions for 2,396 yards and 22 touchdowns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kevin SeifertJan 14, 2026, 05:45 AM CloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":410690,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-410689","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/r1528259_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&w=130&h=130&scale=crop&location=center.jpeg\")
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