Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay -- who's started 19 games for the team the past two seasons -- was arrested Wednesday night ... just four days before Kansas City's playoff game against Buffalo.
Jail records show the 23-year-old was arrested by the Overland Park Police Department in Kansas at 10:30 p.m. He was booked on a charge of criminal damage roughly two hours later.
According to jail records, Gay is still in custody. He has a court date scheduled for later Thursday afternoon.
Further details surrounding the arrest are unclear -- we're working on it.