Former Titans offensive coordinator Todd Downing admitted to ingesting “a victory beer” earlier than he was arrested for DUI final yr … new police video, obtained by TMZ Sports, exhibits.
The incident occurred close to Nashville again on Nov. 18, 2022 at round 2:30 AM … simply hours after Downing had helped lead Tennessee to a giant “Thursday Night Football” win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
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In sprint cam footage, you may see a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper pulled behind Downing’s Mercedes on a freeway … and mentioned the 42-year-old was “hauling ass” — going over 100 MPH “easily.”
Body cam video exhibits when the officer finally stopped Downing and started questioning him … the coach apologized for being in a rush — explaining that he was attempting to get dwelling to his household as a result of “I got a death threat tonight.”
The officer, although, mentioned he smelled an odor of booze coming from Downing’s automotive. Todd responded that he hadn’t been ingesting, however when he obtained out of the experience for sobriety testing, he modified his story, saying, “I had a victory beer in Green Bay.”
Downing then underwent a number of subject sobriety assessments, and in accordance with the trooper, he failed them. He was positioned underneath arrest for DUI.
When he was put behind a squad automotive, he made a name to a member of the Titans’ group, telling him what had simply occurred.
“Hey, man, I was rushing home and I got arrested for DUI,” Downing mentioned. “I was panicking because I was scared about my family — and I had a victory beer.”
Downing then instructed the person he’d favor to inform head coach Mike Vrabel concerning the arrest himself.
Downing — after pleading with the officer for “grace” — was transported to a medical facility to get his blood drawn, earlier than he was booked at a neighborhood jail.
He went on to serve a 48-hour sentence behind bars in January to shut out the case.
As for his job with the Titans, he did not miss a sport regardless of the arrest … although he was fired in January. He’s since been employed to be the New York Jets’ passing sport coordinator.