Tennessee Titans LB Bud Dupree pleads guilty in Walgreens assault case, receives suspended sentence

Tennessee Titans linebacker Bud Dupree pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from a Walgreens altercation earlier this year.

Nashville police cited Dupree, whose name is Alvin Dupree Jr., on Jan. 4 after an interaction police said he had two days earlier with Walgreens employees.

According to the citation, Dupree grabbed an employee and his phone and engaged in a "physical altercation." Dupree left the scene before officers arrived. A male employee was treated for a cut to his forehead, and a female employee was also treated for a cut on her hand.

Dupree received a six-month suspended sentence. He will not serve any time in jail as long as he is not arrested again. Davidson County Judge Rachel Bell agreed to work with Dupree for Titans-related travel.

The victim in the assault case did not speak in court Monday.

Titans coach Mike Vrabel said in January he was aware of the assault charge and that the team was monitoring Dupree's case.

“Like always, we try to do everything we can to help our guys make great decisions on and off the field," Vrabel said. "That’s my response. We’ll continue to monitor it, communicate with Bud and see how everything will eventually play out.”

A spokesperson for the team previously declined to comment on the case until it was resolved.

Representatives for Dupree did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday's court proceedings.

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