- Retired Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew was arrested at 2 a.m. Sunday
- Surveillance footage shows him hitting and breaking a glass door in Dallas
A former NFL player spent Sunday morning in a Dallas jail after a tense standoff with police at a local supermarket.
Retired Detroit Lions Brandon Pettigrew was arrested at 2 a.m. Sunday at a 7-Eleven, where he smashed and broke a glass door while arguing with officers, as seen in surveillance footage released by TMZ.
The cause of the argument remains unclear, but officers felt compelled to draw their tasers.
Fortunately, the 6-foot-2 Pettigrew was taken into custody without further incident. He was released Sunday afternoon after being charged with criminal mischief.
Dallas police did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s request for more information.
Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew (87) leaves the field after a game in 2015
Previously, Pettigrew was arrested for a 2017 disturbance during a reported bar fight in Dallas, and in 2018 he was charged with aggravated assault in Pittsburgh after a dispute over an unpaid limousine bill. The charges against Pennsylvania were eventually dropped.
A native of nearby Tyler, Texas, Pettigrew was a standout on offense and defense at Robert E. Lee High School before transferring to Oklahoma State.
Pettigrew was one of the most productive tight ends in the country while with the Cowboys, prompting the Detroit Lions to select him in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft.
He would start in 85 of his 93 career NFL games, catching 17 touchdown passes and amassing 2,965 receiving yards.
Pettigrew was released by the Lions in 2016 while recovering from a knee injury suffered the previous season.
