Chicago Bears linebacker Matthew Adams was arrested on a misdemeanor gun charge on Thursday.
Per Patrick Finley and David Struett of the Chicago Sun-Times, police announced Adams was charged with misdemeanor illegal gun possession and possessing a high-capacity magazine and metal-piercing bullets after he was spotted near a vehicle that had been reported as stolen.
Adams told the officers the vehicle was his, and they found a gun inside upon searching the vehicle.
According to Finley and Struett, Adams has a license for the gun but not in the state of Illinois.