Former NFL receiver Alshon Jeffery’s case of felony insurance fraud is on track to be resolved with something far less than the maximum potential sentence of five years in prison.
Via Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today, Jeffery and prosecutors in California have reached an agreement that will result in the dismissal of two fraud charges, if he complies with his end of it within 60 days.
Per the report, Jeffery is required to perform 50 hours of volunteer work and to pay $840.46 to Kemper Insurance, $500 to the California Department of Insurance Anti-Fraud Fund, and $2,500 to the driver of the car that Jeffery’s car struck in September 2025.
Jeffery, per prosecutors, has already made the required payments.
The situation arose from an allegation that Jeffery had lied about the date of the accident, telling the insurance company it had happened on September 28, not September 21. He had allegedly reinstated his car insurance on September 24, after the wreck.
Jeffery, whose representative dismissed the charges as a “misunderstanding,” had failed to appear in court on March 9. That resulted in the issuance of a warrant for Jeffery’s arrest, his arrest, and his release on $25,000 bond.
“We are glad we were able to clear up this unintentional error and have the case completely dismissed,” Jeffery’s attorney, Brian Watkins, told Schrotenboer.
It’s a fair outcome, even if Jeffery did indeed falsify the date of the accident in order to trigger insurance coverage. It’s not a major crime, but he shouldn’t have done it. The entire ordeal, the relatively minor financial loss, and the volunteer work seems to be a fair consequence for not just covering the damage to the other car in the first place.
A second-round pick of the Bears in 2012, Jeffery spent nine years in the NFL. He won a Super Bowl with the Eagles to cap the 2017 season. He earned more than $63 million during his professional career.
