Four players from the Jacksonville Jaguars were arrested in London early Saturday morning, PEOPLE has confirmed Four players from the Jacksonville Jaguars were arrested in London early Saturday morning, PEOPLE has confirmed. The athletes — identified by ESPN as cornerback D.J. Hayden, 28, and safeties Ronnie Harrison, 21, Barry Church, 30, and Jarrod Wilson, 24 — were detained by British police over a reported $64,000 unpaid bar tab at the London Reign Nightclub in Piccadilly. Get push notifications with news, features and more. “We are aware that four of our players were detained over restitution of a bill,” the Jaguars said in a statement to PEOPLE. “The matter has been resolved and the players are with the team. Any discipline will be handled internally.” The four Jaguars were enjoying London’s nightlife ahead of their game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon, which the Jaguars ended up losing 18-24, marking their fourth loss in a row. Police said they were called to London Reign — which describes itself as “an aerial show club bringing an eclectic mix of Las Vegas and Moulin Rouge to the heart of London’s West End” — following reports of a fight shortly before 4 a.m. “Officers attended and spoke with a group of males who had allegedly been attempting to leave the venue without paying a large bill,” reads a Scotland Yard statement. “Four men aged in their 20s were subsequently arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation and taken to a central London police station for questioning. They were all subsequently released with no further action.” NFL.com reported that sources told host Ian Rapoport that a group of players “were sent bottles of champagne and other high-end liquors and ran up a huge bill,” believing that the bottles were free. “When the bill arrived, the players refused to pay it, believing that it was not what they owed,” the report continued. “An argument ensued and local police made several arrests.” According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the bill has since been paid. RELATED VIDEO: Former NFL Player Devin Goda on How Football Helps Him in His Modeling Career A source who was inside the club described the sight of four NFL players wrestling a set of London bouncers as “the West End equivalent of King Kong meeting Godzilla,” reports The Sun. “Things got pretty heated and there was a lot of swearing and shouting and things became physical,” the source said. “In terms of preparation for their match,” the source continued, “you couldn’t think of anything worse.”<doc-sep>Getty Images The Jacksonville Jaguars’ trip to London has already been eventful, before kickoff. Four players were involved in some type of incident in London that resulted in law enforcement being called. Details are sketchy, but the team confirmed an incident did take place. “We are aware that four of our players were detained over restitution of a bill. The matter is being resolved and the players are with the team. Any discipline will be handled internally,” the team said in a statement. The four players have not been publicly identified. It is unclear whether the internal discipline will include deactivating them for Sunday’s game against the Eagles.<doc-sep>The Jacksonville Jaguars say four players were detained over restitution of a bill in London. The Jaguars play the Philadelphia Eagles at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. The incident reportedly happened early Saturday following what typically is an off night for players. The teams says "we are aware that four of our players were detained over restitution of a bill. The matter is being resolved and the players are with the team. Any discipline will be handled internally." The Jaguars did not say which players were detained. The London-based Sun reported that the players were accused of trying to leave the London Reign Showclub, which features burlesque and circus performers, without paying their tab. The Associated Press contributed to this report.<doc-sep>
The Jaguars’ trip overseas to their “home away from home” this weekend has reportedly led to several players landing in trouble with the law. The UK’s The Sun reports that four Jaguars players were arrested overnight. This followed an altercation involving the staff of a local nightclub over an alleged unpaid tab. According to the report, the four players involved attempted to leave the London Reign Showclub without paying their bill, and were stopped by club security. That led to a physical altercation of some sort. The bill totaled roughly $64,000 U.S. dollars. Following the altercation, the players were arrested by local police and were later released after being held for nine hours and settling the tab with the establishment, per the report. Though there are numerous rumors as to the identity of the four players involved, nothing has been confirmed as of yet. We will update this story with additional information and the names of the players as they are officially confirmed, as well as any potential impact to the players’ game status. Update: The Jaguars have released an official statement, obtained by Action News Jax’s Brent Martineau Just got statement from @Jaguars on incident here in London @ActionNewsJax @ActionSportsJax “We are aware that 4 of our players were detained over restitution of a bill. The matter is being resolved and the players are with the team. Any discipline will be handled internally.” — Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) October 28, 2018 Update: Ian Rapoport tweeted the four Jaguars arrested were Barry Church, Ronnie Harrison, DJ Hayden, and Jarrod Wilson.