Alshon Jeffery, the former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver who helped bring home the franchise’s first Super Bowl title, was taken into custody in California this week on insurance fraud allegations, according to TMZ Sports reporting Friday.
The 36-year-old former Pro Bowl player was processed at a California detention facility Wednesday morning before being released, the report stated.
Specific details surrounding the charges have not been disclosed at this time. Should Jeffery be found guilty of the felony accusation, he could be sentenced to as many as five years in prison, TMZ Sports noted.
Chicago selected Jeffery in the second round of the 2012 draft, and he went on to record 475 receptions for 6,786 receiving yards and 46 touchdowns across 109 professional games during his time with the Bears from 2012-2016 and the Eagles from 2017-2020.
