Jarvis Jones is in hot water, and his position with the Georgia Bulldogs is in jeopardy. The former Pittsburgh Steelers first-round linebacker was arrested prior to the Bulldogs season opener for reckless driving and speeding, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was booked and later released on $2,400 bond.
Buy Steelers TicketsReport: Former #Steelers 1st round pick LB Jarvis Jones has been arrested Friday night for reckless driving and speeding, per @ajc
Jones was booked into Athens-Clarke County Jail on Friday night, and was released later on a $2,400 bond.
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Per ESPN, at least a dozen Bulldogs players have been charged with moving violations since the team defeated TCU in the championship game in January.
Jarvis Jones is synonymous with the term bust. Although opinions vary across the board, in a 2022 study by Bookies.com, he was named the Steelers’ biggest draft bust of the century. 31.3 percent of Steelers Wire readers voted him the biggest bust in the history of the franchise, followed by Artie Burns and Devin Bush.