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FILE - In this Thursday, July 26, 2018, file photo, Green Bay Packers' Muhammad Wilkerson warms up during NFL football training camp in Green Bay, Wis. Former New York Jets defensive end Wilkerson is charged with driving while intoxicated after his arrest in New York City. A police spokesman says Wilkerson was arraigned Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Manhattan Criminal Court and released on his own recognizance. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
FILE - In this Thursday, July 26, 2018, file photo, Green Bay Packers' Muhammad Wilkerson warms up during NFL football training camp in Green Bay, Wis. Former New York Jets defensive end Wilkerson is charged with driving while intoxicated after his arrest in New York City. A police spokesman says Wilkerson was arraigned Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Manhattan Criminal Court and released on his own recognizance. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)Morry Gash/Associated Press

Former Packers, Jets DL Muhammad Wilkerson Arrested on DWI, Drug Charges

Joseph Zucker
Mar 4, 2020

Former New York Jets and Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Muhammad Wilkerson was arrestedย this week in New Jersey on charges of driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, a New Jersey state police spokesperson told NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.ย 

Wilkerson's attorneyย issued a statement saying "none of the allegations against my client are criminal in nature" and that Wilkerson "is innocent until proven guilty." He added the veteran defender remains hopeful of a return to the NFL (via NFL Network's Tom Pelissero):

Wilkerson, a Pro Bowler for the Jets in 2015, made three appearances for the Packers in 2018 and went unsigned through the 2019 season.

The 30-year-old was also arrested last June for driving while intoxicated in New York City. The Associated Press'ย Verena Dobnikย reported the New Jersey native was pulled over by authorities in Washington Heights and had a blood alcohol level of 0.09, just above the legal limit of 0.08.

Were he to sign with a team for the 2020 season, the 2011 first-rounder out of Temple might face a possible suspension for his pair of arrests.

The NFL handed Jets tight end Chris Herndon aย four-game banย last July, stemming from hisย DWI arrestย in June 2018. Denver Broncos cornerback Kareem Jackson wasย suspended for two gamesย in December after being arrested for DUI in September.

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