Former USC receiver Jordan Addison, now with Vikings, arrested near LAX on suspicion of DUI – Daily News

USC wide receiver Jordan Addison speaks to reporters during USC media day Thursday at Heritage Hall. The Biletnikoff Award winner said his transfer to USC was all about football after allegations of tampering by Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

EL SEGUNDO — Former USC wide receiver and current Minnesota Vikings star Jordan Addison was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after he was caught asleep at the wheel near LAX, authorities said Sunday.

On Friday night at 11:06 p.m., California Highway Patrol officers were dispatched to a report of a disabled vehicle blocking lanes from westbound Glen Anderson (105) Freeway to northbound Sepulveda Boulevard, according to an arrest report obtained by the Southern California News Group.

Officers responding to the area reported a white Rolls-Royce blocking the first lane of the highway “with the driver asleep at the wheel,” according to the arrest report. A CHP spokesperson confirmed Sunday that the driver was asleep when officers arrived on scene.

Addison, 22, was arrested around 11:36 p.m. after a driving under the influence investigation ended. He was released at 1:36 a.m. Saturday, according to the report. No further information was immediately available from the CHP Sunday.

Addison’s agent, Timothy Younger, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Sunday afternoon.

“We are aware of the arrest of Jordan Addison last Friday and are currently gathering more information regarding the incident,” the Minnesota Vikings wrote in a statement.

After being named a consensus All-American and winning a Fred Biletnikoff Award in 2021 at the University of Pittsburgh, Addison transferred from Pitt to USC in 2022, heavily recruited by quarterback Caleb Williams while he was in the portal. He quickly became Williams’ primary deep threat and a major contributor to the Trojans’ turnaround in head coach Lincoln Riley’s first season, earning first-team All-Pac-12 honors after catching 59 passes for 875 yards and eight touchdowns.

After his success as a junior at USC, Addison was selected in the first round, 23rd overall, in the 2023 NFL Draft by the Vikings. He caught 70 passes for 911 yards and 10 touchdowns in his rookie season.

Addison, driving a Lamborghini Urus, was arrested on July 20, 2023, and cited for speeding and reckless driving before reporting to his first training camp with the Vikings.

Anyone with information regarding the incident near LAX was asked to call the CHP’s West Los Angeles office at 310-642-3939 or, after hours, the CHP’s Los Angeles Communications Center at 323-259-3200.