Former NFL tight end arrested after allegedly breaking glass at 7-Eleven


Former NFL tight end Brandon Pettigrew was arrested Saturday morning after allegedly breaking a glass door at a Dallas 7-Eleven.

Video obtained by TMZ Sports appeared to show the former Detroit Lions player getting aggressive inside the store around 2 a.m.

The video allegedly shows Pettigrew exchanging words with several people before punching the glass front door and breaking it.

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Brandon Pettigrew was arrested in Dallas early Saturday morning. (Dallas Police Department)

The officers produced Tasers but did not use them.

Pettigrew was released Sunday afternoon after being charged with criminal mischief at the Dallas County Jail.

This isn't Pettigrew's first time in trouble or the first time he's been arrested in Dallas. In 2017, about a year after he retired, he was arrested for disorderly conduct and public drunkenness after getting into a bar fight.

Brandon Pettigrew catching a pass

Brandon Pettigrew of the Detroit Lions warms up before a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Ford Field on August 22, 2014 in Detroit. (León Halip/Getty Images)

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A year later, this time in Pittsburgh, he was charged with aggravated assault after an altercation stemming from nonpayment of a limousine fee, but the charges were dropped.

Pettigrew played seven seasons in the NFL, all with the Lions, who selected him with the 20th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma State.

Brandon Pettigrew outside the tunnel

Brandon Pettigrew of the Detroit Lions takes the field against the Chicago Bears on November 10, 2013 at Soldier Field in Chicago. (David Banks/Getty Images)

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In his career, he caught 301 passes for 2,965 yards and 17 touchdowns. His best season was his third, when he caught 83 passes for 777 yards and five touchdowns, all career highs.

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