The Minnesota Vikings are hoping that rookie wide receiver Jordan Addison can make a big impact in his first NFL season. However, his career is not off to a good start when it comes to his off-field activities, being issued a citation after a reckless driving incident.
Reports emerged on Thursday that Addison was involved in a speeding incident early on Thursday morning.
Addison was reported issued a citation for speeding and reckless driving after reportedly being stopped by police for driving his Lamborghini at 140 MPH in a 55 MPH zone,” according to a police report posted on social media by Ari Meirov.
#Vikings' first-round WR Jordan Addison was pulled over early this morning for driving his Lamborghini Urus at 140mph in a 55mph zone. He was issued a citation for speeding and reckless driving.
Here’s the report: pic.twitter.com/NEznZGf8yr
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 20, 2023
Going nearly 100 MPH over the speed limit in any situation is obviously dangerous and concerning, and fans offered their opinion on this news on social media.
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: #Vikings rookie WR Jordan Addison was stopped for driving 140 miles in a 50 mile zone, per Minnesota state’s patrol.
Not a good look for the 1st round pick. pic.twitter.com/ri9ndB1ezW
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) July 20, 2023
WOW: Jordan Addison was charged with reckless driving after driving 140 MPH in a 55.
The Minnesota Vikings moved on from Adam Thielen and Dalvin Cook. There's 0 question that Jordan Addison is primed to breakout as a WR2 to Justin Jefferson. Hopefully he doesn't squander this.. pic.twitter.com/33MrxBBWr1
— Mikerophone (@MikerophoneNFL) July 20, 2023
Rookie Vikings WR Jordan Addison was issued a citation Thursday for speed and reckless driving
The Minnesota State Patrol said it pulled him over for driving 140 mph in his Lamborghini pic.twitter.com/oSzaFr4dGB
— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) July 20, 2023
#Vikings 1st round pick Jordan Addison was cited with speeding and reckless driving this morning (3:07am) for driving 140mph in a 55mph zone, according to public records.
Fortunately, it was NOT alcohol related and there was NO car accident. Just a traffic stop. pic.twitter.com/HqPNACw89g
— vikesinsider (@vikesinsider) July 20, 2023
It's not impossible, but precedent suggests it's unlikely Jordan Addison gets suspended by the NFL or the Vikings. This is very different from the Ruggs incident in that there was no DUI or crash.
Still an extremely dumb mistake — hopefully one he learns from and never repeats.
— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) July 20, 2023
It was ultimately determined that Addison was not under the influence of any substances at the time of the incident, and luckily nobody was hurt in the form of any crash.
Regardless, it is certainly a poor decision from Addison, who is expected to be a big part of the Vikings’ offense next season after the team traded away former Pro Bowl receiver Adam Thielen this offseason.
Hopefully this incident won’t put his playing time in jeopardy with the Vikings. We have seen this type of situation end up tragically before with former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs, so luckily nobody was harmed by his reckless behavior.
