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Vikings QB Bomar Arrested In Mankato For DWI

MANKATO, Minn. (WCCO) -- A Minnesota Vikings player was arrested early Sunday morning by Mankato Police for allegedly driving while intoxicated.

According to the Blue Earth County Jail Roster, quarterback Rhett Bomar was booked into jail around 5:15 a.m. Sunday. He was arrested for third-degree driving while intoxicated.

Bomar was no longer in the Blue Earth County Jail on Sunday night.

Bomar played college football at the University of Oklahoma and Sam Houston State. He was drafted in 2009 by the New York Giants and signed by the Vikings in December 2010.

Bomar was once the Sooner's starting quarterback, but was had to leave the team after it was discovered he was getting paid for work he didn't do at a car dealership.

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