Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt was sentenced to five days in jail for a driving incident, an Ohio judge ruled on Tuesday.
Taylor-Britt reached a plea deal regarding charges from an incident back in September. He was facing misdemeanor charges of driving without a license and reckless driving. The ruling was made after Hamilton judge Bernie Bouchard declined to grant Taylor-Britt community service following a court hearing in Cincinnati.
The reckless driving charge is a misdemeanor charge punishable up to 30 days in jail, a $250 fine or a combination of both. After the verdict was delivered, Joseph Tekulve, Taylor-Britt’s attorney, attempted to set a fixed date for the Bengals cornerback to serve his jail time.
Bouchard insisted that it be done immediately.
“That’s a gift,” Bouchard told Taylor-Britt on Tuesday. “Five days instead of 30. He’s got to do them now. It’ll be over soon enough.”
Taylor-Britt, 26, began the season as one of the team’s starting outside cornerbacks. However, he was benched, a healthy scratch for the team’s Week 7 game against Pittsburgh before returning to the starting role before the injury.
The 2022 second-round pick is set to be a free agent after the expiration of his rookie deal. Cincinnati currently has Dax Hill and DJ Turner II slotted as its top outside cornerbacks.
First, he must handle his legal matters.
