Titus Young Arrests: NFL Wide Receiver Arrested For Third Time Within A Week; Why This Time?

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young continues to have run-ins with the law.

Trouble for the young talent began last Sunday as the former Boise State standout was arrested twice in a 15-hour span on suspicion of DUI and then for burglary following the earlier apprehension.

As ESPN.com is reporting, Young was arrested early Saturday morning after allegedly breaking into a home. Following a foot chase with the police, the 23-year-old receiver got into a physical altercation with authorities.

A spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff's Department issued a statement concerning the apprehension of Young, his third arrest in less than a week.

"They chased him down," Lt. Joe Balicki said to NFL.com. "There were some punches thrown, some kicks, but there was no tasering."

Young reportedly tried to enter a house through the window. Fleeing the scene of his attempted break-in, the former second round pick was discovered by police at 12:15am and arrested shortly after. Charged on suspicion of burglary, resisting arrest and assaulting a police office, the career of the young NFL is certainly in doubt.

Drafted 44^th overall by the Detroit Lions in 2011, Young's best season as a professional came during his rookie campaign.

Appearing in all 16 of Detroit's games, Young hauled in 48 receptions for over 600 yards and 6 touchdowns. Only playing in 10 games last season, Young recorded 33 catches for 383 yards and 4 touchdowns.

While he had been somewhat productive in 2 seasons with the Lions, Young was released by the organization this past February, perhaps for past wrongdoings he had during his tenure with the team. Signed by the St. Louis Rams one day after his release, the receiver was then let-go by the Rams 10 days later.

There are many people that would like to see the talented NFL speedster correct his life and get back on a straighter path. One of those individuals is Young's former coach, who was instrumental in the football development of the receiver.

"Based on the last time I did see him, I knew unless he got some help there was going to be some issues, and I told him that too," Young's high school coach E.C. Robinson told the Detroit Free Press last week when his legal troubles began.

"I thought maybe since I hadn't heard anything from him, he was in some institute getting some help. That's what I just figured. But I know the last time I saw him, I was just shocked the stage he was in at that time."

There are obviously people in Titus Young's life that care about his overall well-being and while his football career is certainly an important piece to his life, the receiver undoubtedly needs to clean up his off-the-field issues before he can begin to think about what life in the National Football League holds in the future.