Titans quarterback Vince Young received a Class C misdemeanor assault citation, punishable by a fine up to $500, after getting into a fight at a Dallas strip club and leaving before authorities arrived early yesterday, police said.
Young wasn’t at Club Onyx when police responded to a call about the fight around 3:30 yesterday morning, Dallas police Lt. Andy Harvey said.
Surveillance video footage released by police showed the former University of Texas star and several people talking in a small room before Young attacked someone in the room. Others tried to break up the fight.
The video showed Young talking to a manager in a back office before another man made a derogatory hand sign in reference to Young’s alma mater.
Young, a native of Houston, then charged the man with other bystanders allegedly getting involved in the fight.
Another call was made concerning the incident by club security around 4 a.m., with an ambulance called about 5:30.
The Titans released a statement saying they were aware of the situation. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a tweet that the league “will look into it.”
Young, the No. 3 pick overall in 2006, got his starting job back last fall when Tennessee started 0-6 and owner Bud Adams put him back in the lineup. He helped the Titans win eight of their final 10 and heads into his fifth NFL season with a 26-13 record as a starter.
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Tim Tebow finished up the Broncos’ three-day minicamp in fine fashion as he made some nice plays, some good reads. Still, the rookie quarterback had his share of misreads, too, and times when he held on to the ball too long in the pocket.
That’s something he’ll work on fixing before training camp begins in late July.
“Obviously, I’ll be here working out, throwing and running and a lot of mental work as well,” Tebow said.
Tebow and Brady Quinn are challenging incumbent Kyle Orton, who is expected to be named Denver’s starting quarterback by coach Josh McDaniels.
Anything in particular Tebow needs to address?
“It’s hard to pick one thing I need to work on the most. I think it’s a lot of things,” he said. “Overall, it’s seeing the defense, knowing the offense and knowing the audibles, how you want to do the protections, knowing the calls and then playing fast.”
