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Getty Chiefs WR Byron Pringle
Former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Byron Pringle was arrested April 23 in Florida and charged with reckless driving and driving with a suspended license, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report obtained by TMZ.
According to TMZ, police say Pringle was pulled over by the Florida Highway Patrol on Saturday night when Pringle was caught making donuts in his Orange 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat in Pasco County, Florida. Pringle was in the car along with his son, who was in the back seat, according to the outlet.
When Pringle, 28, was taken into custody, police say he was “verbally confrontational” and would not cooperate with authorities, according to the outlet. When Pringle’s license was run in the system, police discovered that his license was suspended in February for “financial responsibility,” according to the Chicago Tribune, which also obtained the incident report.
Pringle was transported to the Pasco County jail “without further incident,” and both charges against him were misdemeanors, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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Pringle signed with the Bears after beginning his NFL career in KC.
The Chiefs lost a key member of their offense on March 17 when Pringle signed a one-year, $6 million deal with the Chicago Bears, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
A product of Kansas State, Pringle entered the NFL undrafted in 2018. He joined Kansas City that year and would end up on injured reserve after the 2018 preseason. After being cut, he landed in Kansas City’s practice squad but was not active in any games during the 2018 regular season, according to Pro Football Reference. From there, he rose from the bottom of the depth chart to a key part of the Chiefs’ passing attack throughout the 2021 season.
Last season, Pringle had career highs in goals (60), receptions (42), receiving yards (568) and receiving touchdowns (5). The best game of his career came in Kansas City’s Week 15 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers when he caught 6 passes on 7 targets for 75 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Now, Pringle will play for the Bears, who have former Chiefs executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles as their general manager and 2021 first-round pick Justin Fields as their quarterback. Pringle should qualify as a compensatory pick for the Chiefs in 2023.
Time will tell if Chicago and/or the NFL will punish Pringle further for the April 23 incident.
Twitter reacts to Pringle’s arrest
Twitter users reacted to Pringle’s arrest just days before the 2022 NFL Draft.
“So the #Bears sign a WR with a decent sized contract, and that guy is Byron Pringle, making donuts on a public road with a kid in the car. I had a great start!” Jacob Infante of Windy City Gridiron wrote.
So the #Bears sign a WR with a decent sized contract, and that guy is Byron Pringle, making donuts on a public road with a kid in the car.
It was a great start!
– Jacob Infante (@jacobinfante24) April 24, 2022
“I’ll be honest, I don’t think Byron Pringle gets any worse punishment than a fine and maybe a short suspension and that won’t turn the Bears around at all,” Jeremy Layton of the New York Post wrote.
I’ll be honest, I don’t think Byron Pringle gets any worse punishment than a fine and maybe a short suspension and it won’t turn the Bears around at all.
— Jeremy Layton (@JeremyLayt0n) April 25, 2022
“If there’s a silver lining to the Byron Pringle news, it’s that it happened BEFORE the #NFLDraft. The #Bears can do their due diligence and determine if WR is more needed now than it was yesterday (I’m not saying it is, but at least the timing allows them to figure it out),” Draft Network’s Bryan Perez wrote.
If there’s a silver lining to the Byron Pringle news, it’s that it happened BEFORE the #NFLDraft. The #Bears can do their due diligence and determine if WR is more needed now than it was yesterday (I’m not saying it is, but at least the timing allows them to figure it out).
– Bryan Pérez (@BryanPerezNFL) April 25, 2022
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