D.J. Williams No Longer Team Captain After Arrest

Denver Broncos defensive star D.J. Williams has been stripped of his Team Captain title after his arrest for driving while intoxicated in Denver.

The Broncos said Williams will not start in Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Invesco Field at Mile High, but he is expected to play.

The Denver Broncos released this statement Saturday morning regarding Williams:

"The Denver Broncos are extremely disappointed in D.J. Williams' careless and irresponsible actions on Friday morning. This type of behavior is taken very seriously by the organization.

"The Broncos have levied the heaviest fines possible to him for conduct detrimental to the club under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement due to the disruption and resulting impact on the team. He will not start in Sunday's game against the Chiefs and has been stripped of his captaincy for the season.

"Any further possible discipline stemming from this incident will be determined by the league's policies and the legal system."

The arrest took place early Friday morning at 800 Broadway after patrol officer noticed him driving without his headlights on. Williams was released from custody Friday morning and the Denver District Attorney's office will be handling the case.

"This was a stop initiated by a Denver Police Officer who noticed he was driving without headlights on. Once the stop was made, there was reasonable suspicion he was driving under the influence," said Lynn Kimbrough with the Denver District Attorney's office.

"In Colorado, if a person picks up a second alcohol-related offense, they are facing a mandatory 10-day jail sentence and two years probation," said Kimbrough.

On Friday, Broncos Head Coach Josh McDaniels said this is not the type of behavior he expects from his players.

"Certainly disappointed and do not condone that type of behavior from any of our players or anybody within our organization. We'll have additional comment once we know all the facts and all the information about it," said McDaniels.

This isn't the first time Williams has gotten in trouble behind the wheel.

In 2006 Williams pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired and served 12 months of unsupervised probation and performed 24 hours of community service. He was initially charged in September 2005 with two counts of driving under the influence and a lane-change usage violation after sheriff's deputies arrested him on the way home from a birthday party.