Cleveland Browns defensive finish Lonnie Phelps was charged with drunken driving Wednesday evening after police stated he crashed his SUV right into a Florida restaurant.
Phelps additionally faces a cost for damaging property following the incident on the Crimson Shoe Island Bistro in Key West.
The Browns waived Phelps on Thursday afternoon.
Phelps, 23, was taken into custody after refusing to cooperate with officers, in response to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Workplace report obtained by Cleveland.com.
Images reportedly from the scene have been posted on-line by TMZ Sports activities and confirmed a car wedged into the facet of the restaurant. Studies estimated the damages at $300,000.
Phelps signed with the Browns as an undrafted free agent in Might 2023, and he spent final season on their observe squad. Cleveland signed him to a reserve/future contract in January.
Phelps performed faculty soccer at Miami (Ohio) from 2019 to 2021 and at Kansas in 2022. He recorded 23 sacks and 29.5 tackles for loss in 41 video games.
