The former Texas football star and current 2024 NFL Draft candidate is in trouble with the law after former Longhorns defensive lineman Ty'Vondre Sweat was arrested on DWI charges over the weekend.
Sweat was charged with driving under the influence, a class B misdemeanor, at 2:12 p.m. Sunday and booked into the Travis Correctional Facility in Austin, Texas. Sweat was released on $3,000 bail shortly after 4 p.m., according to Austin NBC affiliate KXAN.
A unanimous first-team All-America selection, Sweat was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year last season and won the Outland Trophy, which is presented annually to college football's best interior lineman. contributed to the contribution. He led Texas to its first College Football Playoff appearance.
He totaled 45 stops, eight tackles for loss, and two sacks, and the Longhorns finished the regular season as the nation's No. 3 ranked run defense.
Since declaring for the NFL Draft, Sweat has been heralded by analysts as likely to be taken on the second day, if not earlier, but this incident may be a sign of his eventual Draft stocks may be affected.
NFL Draft Analyst Lance Zierlein you've already guessed The Houston Texans may remove Sweat from their draft board as a result of his legal troubles. Houston had the third-worst run defense in the NFL a year ago and is in the market for solid intelligence.
Sweat participated in a private meeting with the Dallas Cowboys, which he said was very positive.
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