Cincinnati Bengals rookie wide receiver Reggie McNeal is accused of becoming unruly after being refused entrance to a nightclub early Sunday and has been charged with resisting arrest, police said.
McNeal, a former Texas A&M quarterback, was arrested outside The Red Door, a club just south of downtown, about 2 a.m. local time Sunday, police spokesman Gabe Ortiz said Monday.
Ortiz said McNeal approached two officers standing near the entrance and became unruly when the officers told him the club was closing. Ortiz said McNeal “became aggressive and started using profanity” when the officers refused to let him enter.
Ortiz said McNeal walked away, then approached the officers again and elbowed one of them in the chest. Ortiz said the officers detected “a strong odor of alcohol” from McNeal.
McNeal was taken to jail, then released on a $1,000 bond. He was set to appear in Harris County district court on Friday.
He is the seventh Bengals player arrested this year. On Sept. 25, Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman was driving McNeal’s truck when he was arrested and charged with DUI. McNeal was a passenger, along with Chris Henry, who’s been arrested four times since last December. McNeal and Henry were not charged when Thurman was pulled over.