Auburn quarterback TJ Finley was arrested for attempting to elude police
Auburn’s future starting quarterback TJ Finley was arrested on Thursday morning in Alabama for eluding police.
According to WRBL.com, Late Thursday afternoon Auburn police released details on the case stating the arrest stems from Auburn Police attempting to perform traffic stops of a male operating a motorcycle, on two separate occasions near the area of Heisman Drive and South Donahue drive on July 26, 2022. Police say the male, who was not wearing a helmet, fled from police and committed several other traffic offenses in the process.
Officers terminated the pursuit on both occasions as a matter of safety. Finley was identified as the person operating the motorcycle and an arrest warrant was obtained. On Aug. 4, 2022 Finley turned himself in and was arrested in obedience to the warrant at the Lee County Jail. He was also issued traffic citations. Finley was booked in and made eligible for a $3000 bond.
This comes days after T.J. Finley is the first college football player to ink a name, image, and likeness deal with online retail giant Amazon. It will allow Finley to sell custom apparel through Amazon fashion and the Amazon store.
Finley recently transferred from LSU and threw for 827 yards and six touchdowns in nine games last season.
NFL teams will want to know more, it is a pretty petty arrest, but the last thing you want to do is be in the funny papers as a prospect.
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