Ben Cleveland’s latest off-field trouble arrived in Georgia, where the NFL lineman was arrested last week on misdemeanor charges tied to speeding and an alleged violation of the conditions of a limited driving permit.
Oconee County Sheriff records show Cleveland was booked on July 16 at around 10 a.m. and released less than two hours later. The arrest adds another chapter to a stretch that has already included a league suspension, a DUI arrest and a bitter divorce fight.
The 27-year-old, listed at 6-foot-6, is now with the Los Angeles Chargers, who gave the former Baltimore Ravens guard a chance in January. But he has not yet appeared for Jim Harbaugh’s team, and he faces an uphill battle to earn a spot on the roster for the upcoming season.
Cleveland spent all five of his NFL seasons with Baltimore before the Ravens cut him loose on January 1 after he was suspended for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. He was suspended on December 8 and remained on the roster until he was waived.
That ban was only part of a messy run of headlines. Cleveland filed to divorce Kaitlyn Terrell Cleveland on February 28, 2025, in Baldwin County, Georgia. According to TMZ, he said the split was “because of adultery,” but she quickly pushed back, saying the claims were “knowingly false,” made “in bad faith,” and “vehemently” denied them.
Terrell Cleveland also said she hoped the two could reach an agreement to settle all “matters and controversies” tied to the breakup.
The divorce filing came just two weeks after Cleveland was arrested for DUI in Milledgeville, Georgia, on February 12. Police said the 360-pound lineman was driving his truck while over the legal limit and issued him two citations: one for DUI and one for failure to maintain lane.
It is claimed Cleveland told officers he had drunk “approximately 3-4 beers” at a country club before getting behind the wheel.
Cleveland was selected by the Ravens in the third round of the 2021 draft.
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