Overview
- Police say officers found Sanders slumped in his Lexus stopped in the middle of William Penn Highway on June 8 and that he appeared lethargic and in and out of consciousness.
- The criminal complaint says Sanders performed poorly on standardized field sobriety tests, admitted to drinking earlier that day, and registered a positive portable breath test for alcohol.
- Officers recovered a sealed package of marijuana in the vehicle and took Sanders into custody at the scene, with court records showing he is due back in September.
- Sanders’s attorney, Phil DiLucente, called the matter private and said it has not reached the preliminary hearing stage and that there will be no further comment.
- Sanders is a Pittsburgh native and a free agent who last played for the Dallas Cowboys in 2025, and teams may consider these legal and off-field issues under NFL policies when weighing roster decisions.