Bucs LB Matt McCoy Arrested Today On DUI Charges

Matt McCoy, a linebacker signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent earlier this year, was arrested this morning on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. Jail records show Tampa police arrested McCoy at 4:11 a.m. at West Paul Avenue and South Sheridan Road, less than 500 feet from his home in the Gandy/Sun Bay South neighborhood. Police stopped McCoy driving a 2008 BMW after seeing the vehicle heading west in the eastbound lanes of Gandy Boulevard, according to an arrest affidavit. McCoy swayed while he was standing, had glazed eyes and the odor of alcohol, the affidavit stated. He refused to undergo field sobriety tests, citing his attorney's advice, the affidavit said, McCoy refused a breath-alcohol test, jail records say.