Titans player charged with assault at Walgreens after team’s division-clinching win
Bud Dupree, a linebacker with the Tennessee Titans, has been issued a citation charging him with misdemeanor assault during an altercation at a Walgreens in Nashville, authorities said.
The incident occurred on Jan. 3 after the Titans had beaten the Miami Dolphins, 34-3, to clinch the AFC South.
Some people associated with Dupree had entered the store after 8 p.m. and engaged in an argument with a 20-year-old male employee, according to the citation. The people went outside, got Dupree and re-entered the store, when then employee then began videoing Dupree with his phone, Metro Nashville Police said in an email to McClatchy News.
“The defendant [Dupree] then grabbed the victim and his phone,” according to the citation. “They then got into a physical altercation before the defendant left the location. Due to the victim being assaulted, the defendant is being charged with assault-fear of bodily injury.”
Dupree and those with him left before police arrived.
Dupree and his attorney met with authorities on the morning of Jan. 4 and he must report for booking in three weeks, according to the citation.
This is Dupree’s first season with the Titans after locking up a five-year, $82.5 million contract in March, ESPN said.
The linebacker played for Kentucky and ranked “second in Wildcat history at the time he left school with 23.5 career sacks,” TennesseeTitans.com reported.
He was Pittsburgh’s first-round draft pick in 2015 and played six seasons with the Steelers before signing with the Titans.
A representative for the Titans said on Jan. 3 that they are “aware of the situation and are gathering additional information,” the Tennessean reported.
McClatchy News reached out to the Titans again on Jan. 4 but have yet to hear back.
Tennessee can nab the top seed in the AFC — and a first-round bye — with a win over the Houston Texans on Jan. 9.
This story was originally published January 4, 2022 at 2:58 PM with the headline "Titans player charged with assault at Walgreens after team’s division-clinching win."