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Ex-NFL Star Eddie Lacy Had .325 BAC During DUI Arrest, Cops Say
Former NFL star Eddie Lacy is fortunate he didn’t hurt himself or anyone else on the night of his DUI arrest last month … ’cause cops claim he was driving around with a blood alcohol content level over FOUR TIMES the legal limit.
The Scottsdale Police Dept. says it all happened back on Sept. 30 … after a woman dialed 911 and told dispatch that someone matching Lacy’s Audi SUV description was driving so erratically, she was worried they were “going to kill somebody.”
According to an SPD police report, obtained by TMZ Sports, cops pulled over Lacy in his Q8 a short time after the call was received … and almost immediately, officers noticed something was off about the ex-Green Bay Packers tailback.
“Eddie’s speech was slow,” one cop wrote in the documents, “slurred and mumbled as soon as I began talking to him.”
Body cam footage shows Lacy did appear to be having trouble formulating smooth and coherent sentences — even after the officer told him he recognized him from his Alabama Crimson Tide playing days.
Lacy, though, was able to say he had just flown in from Green Bay and was on his way to his girlfriend’s home — which he stated repeatedly was just a few yards away.
But, when questioned further during the stop … Lacy told one of the officers at the scene he had drunk on his flight into Arizona — consuming “a single shot” of tequila.
Eventually, cops got Lacy out of his ride — and while they weren’t able to conduct a variety of field sobriety tests due to injuries Lacy said he suffered during his football career — they did get him to blow into a breathalyzer … which they said yielded a result of .325.
When asked if he knew what the legal limit was in Arizona, Lacy said yes … pointing out, “I already had a DUI bad” in the past. However, Lacy then couldn’t say whether or not .08 was the right number.
Cops then slapped the cuffs on the 34-year-old … and told him he was arrested for DUI.
Court records show he’s since been hit with several criminal charges — including one count of extreme DUI BAC greater than or equal to .20. He’s slated to face a judge for a hearing on the matter later next month.
As Lacy noted in the police video — it’s not the first time he’s been arrested for extreme DUI … police documents we obtained show in March 2022, he was accused of driving around Scottsdale with a BAC of .247.
Biggest cheer from #Packers fans today when recognizing alumni had to be running back legend; Eddie Lacy. pic.twitter.com/aJEOWJCw4M
— Kyle Malzhan (@KyleMalzhan) September 15, 2024
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Lacy — who made an alumni appearance at Lambeau Field last month just days before his arrest — logged snaps in the NFL from 2013 through 2017 … piling up 3,614 rushing yards in 60 total games.
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Our panelists tell three stories about a travel hack in the news, only one of which is true.
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Our panelists predict, after American Girls, what’ll be the next toy to get an update.
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Zendaya and Tom Holland Are Married, Her Longtime Stylist Claims
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Zendaya and Tom’s Wedding Already Happened …
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Zendaya and Tom Holland are married … so claims her longtime stylist, Law Roach.
Here’s the deal … the celebrity stylist — who started styling Zendaya way back in 2011 — spoke to Access Hollywood on the Actors Awards red carpet where he sang out “The wedding has already happened, you missed it.”
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The AH reporter asks in shock if that’s true … and, Law responds by saying it’s “very true” before walking off.
This isn’t the first time Tom and Zendaya’s relationship status has made headlines on a red carpet … remember at the Golden Globes in 2025, Zendaya had a ring on that finger — and, the next day, we found out the two were engaged.
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Zendaya and Tom met on the set of “Spider-Man: Homecoming” in 2016, started dating a couple years later and went public with their relationship in 2021.
We’ve reached out to Tom and Zendaya’s teams … so far, no word back.
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The rise of prediction markets means you can now bet on just about anything, right from your phone. Apps like Kalshi and Polymarket have grown exponentially in President Trump’s second term, as his administration has rolled back regulations designed to keep the industry in check. Billions of dollars have flooded in, and users are placing bets on everything from whether it will rain in Seattle today to whether the US will take over control of Greenland. Who’s winning big on these apps? And who is losing? NPR correspondent Bobby Allyn joins The Sunday Story to explain how these markets came to be and where they are going.
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