Cam Taylor-Britt took a loss on the field last Sunday when the Cincinnati Bengals went down 20-18 against the Cleveland Browns. Two days later, he has taken another, this time off the field.
On Tuesday, the cornerback pleaded guilty to charges of reckless and unlicensed driving and was sentenced to five days in prison. Despite his attorney Joseph Tekulve’s pleas to set a starting date for his sentence, Judge Bernie Bouchard decreed that it commence immediately:
“That’s a gift. … It’ll be over soon enough.”
Local 12’s Chelsea Sick provided video footage of Taylor-Britt walking out of the courthouse on crutches. He is currently recovering from surgery on his foot after suffering a Lisfranc injury in Week 11, and did not attend the first part of his hearing.
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The conviction stems from a September 14 incident, wherein Cincinnati officials alleged that Taylor-Britt did a burnout on the oncoming side of Joe Nuxhall Way after the Bengals defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2.
During the second part of his hearing, he said:
“I just want to apologize, first and foremost for my actions that I’ve put everybody else through. Not intentional in [any] way. … I planned already to knock out those things that got me into this place. Because it’s not me.”
Will Cam Taylor-Britt remain a Bengal in 2026?
As the 2025 season began, Cam Taylor-Britt was one of the Bengals’ starters in the secondary. However, poor play led to his benching ahead of a Week 7 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, though he would regain the starting role after that, playing until his injury.
The 2022 second-round pick out of Nebraska is set to become a free agent come the 2026 offseason. When asked about signing elsewhere during locker room cleanout on Monday, he said:
“I’m not opposed to it. At the end of the day, I don’t think anybody would be mad at a new change of scenery.”
Taylor-Britt ended the 2025 season with 21 tackles (12 solo), a tackle for loss, a quarterback hit, and five pass deflections.