Former NFL Star Andre Risen
Spending Weekend Behind Bars …
Allegedly Drove While Intoxicated
Published
Former NFL star Andre Rison is spending the weekend in jail … after being booked in Michigan to serve time tied to a second-offense impaired driving case, TMZ has learned.
The Oakland County Jail tells TMZ the ex-wide receiver was booked into custody on Friday night and is scheduled for release Sunday.
Court records obtained by TMZ show Rison pleaded guilty to a second-offense operating while intoxicated charge stemming from an August 2025 incident in Troy, Michigan.
Records show Rison posted a $5,000 bond during the case, but he still ended up with a 5-day jail sentence and 18 months probation following a hearing this week. He also owes more than $2,300 in fines and fees related to the case. An additional charge of open intoxication in a motor vehicle was dismissed.
TMZ has reached out to Rison’s lawyer for comment … so far, no word back.
Rison, now 59, was one of the NFL’s most electrifying receivers during a 12-year career that included stops with the Falcons, Browns, Jaguars, Packers, Chiefs, Raiders and Colts. He earned five Pro Bowl selections and won a Super Bowl with Green Bay during the 1996 season.
The former star also became a pop culture fixture thanks to his high-profile relationship with TLC rapper “Left Eye” — aka Lisa Lopes — including the infamous 1994 incident in which she burned down his Atlanta mansion.
For now, though, Rison’s latest headline has nothing to do with football … it’s a jail stint.