Jaguars' Travis Hunter Received Devastating News on Wednesday

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter has a lot going for him.

The No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 draft, Hunter, who recently married his college sweetheart, is coming off a Heisman Trophy-winning season and he’s set to be a two-way star for the Jaguars as a rookie.

But there’s one thing in Hunter’s life that he likely would change if he could: his father’s misfortune.

Travis Hunter Sr., who received a special shout out in Hunter's Heisman Trophy acceptance speech, is currently serving a three-year probation sentence for gun and drug charges stemming from a 2023 arrest.

He was ordered to spend the first year of his probation under home confinement, which meant he couldn’t attend the Heisman ceremony in New York, but he was given permission to attend the NFL draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he watched the Jaguars aggressively trade up to pick his son.

While at the draft, Hunter Sr. was only allowed to go to Lambeau Field, where the draft was held, and his hotel — and he was required to submit a travel itinerary to his community control officer as part of that agreement.

And while things were seemingly going fine for Hunter Sr., he was arrested again for violating the terms of his probation when police reportedly couldn’t determine his whereabouts for 11 minutes on his court-ordered tracking device, according to USA Today.

It’s not known what punishment Hunter Sr. will face as a result of his latest indiscretion, but it seems unlikely he’ll be able to watch Hunter play in any games this season in-person.

Hunter Sr. initially claimed he was in his bedroom and his monitoring device was in the living room., but he later alleged he lost the device and was searching for it when the alarm on it went off, though his probation officer tested the device and determined there was no issue with it.

A warrant was issued for his arrest on July 10, and he was taken into custody on Tuesday. He’s being held in a West Plam Beach jail without bond.

Hunter Sr. had recently asked the court to have more freedom during his probation so he could help his son “further his career” as he began his NFL journey — a request that was denied back in May when a judge ruled he would not be given any preferential treatment by the legal system.