National Football League

Former NFL, Texas QB Vince Young arrested on DWI charge

Published Jan. 25, 2016 11:12 a.m. ET

Dan Graf

Former University of Texas and NFL quarterback Vince Young was arrested late Sunday night in Austin and faces a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated.

Travis Country jail records showed that Young, 32, was booked at 12:46 a.m. Monday and that his bail was set at $2,000.

Young, who led the Longhorns to the 2005 national title, was the third overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft and played six nondescript NFL seasons with the Titans and Eagles. He last was released by the Packers in 2013 training camp.

He currently serves as a diversity and community engagement officer at the University of Texas, In a statement Monday, a university spokesman said officials were working to "determine any appropriate action."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.