California authorities say former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young has been arrested for the third time in a week, according to ESPN. Orange Country Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Joe Balicki says the 23-year-old Young was arrested late Friday in San Clemente for allegedly breaking into a home.
Balicki says Young fought with deputies after a foot chase. He has been charged with attempted burglary, assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. He has been in custody since Sunday on $75,000 bail.
"There was a brief struggle," Balicki said, according to the Detroit News. "He wanted to fight with the deputies. They ended up subduing him."
Young also was arrested last Sunday in Riverside County on suspicion of driving under the influence, followed by an arrest the same day for trying to take his car from a tow yard. The Lions waved the former Boise State star on Feb. 4.
Young was acquired by the Lions as a second round pick in 2011, but was disciplined multiple times last season and was told to stay away from the Lions' facility because he intentionally lined up wrong in a Week 14 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
During his tenure with the Lions, Young was sent home by the team on three different occasions - once for punching teammate Louis Delmas during an offseason workout program, then twice for repeated insubordinate behavior. Young was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Rams but ultimately released 10 days later.
Young started in eight games last season and recorded 33 receptions for 383 yards and four touchdowns. During his two years in Detroit, Young recorded 81 career receptions, 10 touchdowns and 990 yards in 26 total games.
While at Boise state, Young was a former All-American and a three-time first-team ALL-WAC representative. He had 204 receptions for 3,063 yards and 25 touchdowns in his collegiate career, including 71 receptions for 1,215 yards and 9 touchdowns in 2010.
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