Ex-NFL star Fred Smoot -- who played for the Vikings and Redskins -- was arrested in Virginia on Thursday and TMZ Sports has the pics.
Law enforcement tells us 40-year-old Smoot was taken into custody in Loudoun County around 7:15 PM local time.
A witness says multiple cops were waiting for Smoot at his home when the ex-NFL player arrived there. He was placed in handcuffs and taken to a nearby station where he was booked into county jail.
We're told Smoot was taken in on outstanding warrant stemming from a failure to appear in court in Sept.