Vikings’ Jordan Addison admits to lesser charge, will lose license for driving 140 mph

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings rookie wide receiver Jordan Addison agreed to plead guilty to driving his luxury sports car 140 mph in St. Paul last month, an admission that will cost him a fine and the loss of his driving privileges.

Terms of the agreement filed Wednesday in Ramsey County District Court call for him to admit to a petty misdemeanor speeding charge, which originally was filed as a misdemeanor, and to have a reckless driving misdemeanor count dismissed.

The plea deal between the defense and the prosecution includes a $686 fine and a six-month license revocation. Assistant City Attorney Steven Heng said Thursday the statute to which Addison pled guilty includes a six-month driver’s license revocation when a person is speeding over 100 mph, in addition to the fine.

The 21-year-old Addison, a former Pitt star who was a first-round pick in April, is due back in court Sept. 19 before Judge Maria Mitchell, who will decide whether to impose the terms as proposed.

Heng said the terms of the plead deal are “in line with what our office has done with other defendants” who have committed similar offenses.

Addison was stopped by a state trooper about 3:15 a.m. July 20 on eastbound I-94 in St. Paul. He told the trooper that an emergency with his dog was the reason he was driving 140 mph in his 2021 Lamborghini Urus SUV with North Carolina dealer plates, according to the citation.

Addison, who spent his senior season at Southern Cal, is on a four-year contract worth $13.7 million, all guaranteed, that includes a $7 million signing bonus.