Former Alabama QB Jay Barker Found Guilty of Reckless Endangerment
Former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker has been sentenced to 11 months and 29 days of probation after being found guilty of reckless endangerment following a Jan. 2022 incident that occurred in Tennessee, per WBRC FOX6.
Barker was initially held on a $10,000 bond after receiving a charge of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, per WBRC.
He eventually pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of reckless endangerment not involving a weapon, a misdemeanor.
WRBC relayed what occurred via the affidavit:
Barker played for Alabama from 1991-1994 and in the NFL from 1995-1996 before suiting up for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL from 1998-2001. He finished his career with the XFL's Birmingham Thunderbolts. He's worked as a radio personality in his post-playing days, including hosting The Jay Barker Show on The Tide 100.9.
