--- description: McNabb served a one-day sentence title: Donovan McNabb Former NFL Quarterback Released from Arizona Jail image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte022e8bf184533a4/69868b39169ab0f2ee278dc6/mcnabb-arrest-footbal_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Athletes](/tag/athletes/) ## Athletes Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Former NFL Quarterback Donovan McNabb Released from Arizona Jail  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Apr 17, 2014 11:01 PM CUT  In a photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb appears in a photo at jail. McNabb has been released from an Arizona jail after serving a one-day sentence for a DUI arrest late last year. In a photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb appears in a photo at jail. McNabb has been released from an Arizona jail after serving a one-day sentence for a DUI arrest late last year.Maricopa County Sheriff's Office/AP  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Apr 17, 2014 11:01 PM CUT Former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb was [released from an Arizona jail](http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/sports/pro/football&id=9507358 "undefined") on Thursday after serving a one-day sentence for a DUI arrest that took place in late 2013, the Associated Press reports. McNabb was arrested on Dec. 15 and pled guilty to a DUI on March 27\. Nine days of his sentence were suspended. McNabb played in the NFL for 13 years and led the Philadelphia Eagles to four straight NFC championship games and one Super Bowl. He retired in 2011 and is now 37. \[[_AP_](http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/sports/pro/football&id=9507358 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/67548/former-nfl-quarterback-donovan-mcnabb-released-from-arizona-jail/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/67548/former-nfl-quarterback-donovan-mcnabb-released-from-arizona-jail/"},"headline":"Former NFL Quarterback Donovan McNabb Released from Arizona Jail","datePublished":"2014-04-17T23:01:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:22:24.605Z","description":"Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb served a one-day sentence following a DUI arrest that took place last year. He pled guilty to a DUI on March 27, and nine days of his sentence were suspended","url":"https://time.com/67548/former-nfl-quarterback-donovan-mcnabb-released-from-arizona-jail/","keywords":["Athletes","Football","NFL"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte022e8bf184533a4/69868b39169ab0f2ee278dc6/mcnabb-arrest-footbal_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte022e8bf184533a4/69868b39169ab0f2ee278dc6/mcnabb-arrest-footbal_gros.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"McNabb Arrest Football","caption":"McNabb Arrest Football","creditText":"Maricopa County Sheriff's Office/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/athletes/","name":"Athletes"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/67548/former-nfl-quarterback-donovan-mcnabb-released-from-arizona-jail/","name":"Former NFL Quarterback Donovan McNabb Released from Arizona Jail"}}]}] ```