Former NFL linebacker and St. Johns County resident Myles Jack was released from jail on a $100,000 bond Thursday, one day after police arrested him following a standoff at a North Texas residence where officers reported hearing gunshots.
According to the Frisco Police Department, officers responded around 5:40 a.m. Tuesday to a welfare concern in Denton County.
When cops arrived, they reported hearing gunshots coming from inside the residence. Police established a evacuated several nearby homes and secured the area.
During the incident, officers saw a second-story window break and a subject later identified as Jack, 30, climb out and fall to the ground, police said.
The former Jaguar was taken into custody at 7:12 a.m. and transported to a local hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries from the fall.
A search of the residence was conducted, and officers confirmed that no one else was inside, police said.
Jack was charged with discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony, and discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities, a Class A misdemeanor.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Jack was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft after a standout college career at UCLA.
He spent six seasons with the team, and become a key defensive leader.
Jack, who bought a St. Johns County home in 2020, later played two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers before announcing his retirement from professional football in 2023.
