What Todd Downing's DUI arrest video revealed: 'Victory beer' and fear of death threats

On the night of his DUI arrest, Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Todd Downing admitted to having a "victory beer" and said he was racing home to see his family after receiving a death threat, according to body cam video obtained by TMZ on Monday.

Downing, who the Titans dismissed as offensive coordinator in January, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and later served 48 hours in jail for driving under the influence of alcohol in the early hours of the morning on Nov. 18. The Titans had just landed back from Green Bay, where they defeated the Packers 27-17.

In the video, which TMZ published Monday, a police officer pulls Downing over just after 2:30 a.m. for seeing Downing speeding past him at what the officer estimates to be more than 100 mph. Downing immediately tells the officer he's driving as fast as he is to get to his family who had received death threats that day. Downing also said police were on their way to his home to make sure his family was safe.

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The officer told Downing he could smell alcohol on his breath and asked if Downing had been drinking. Downing initially said he hadn't had any alcohol that night but during his field sobriety test corrected to say he drank "a victory beer" in Green Bay.

After conducting the field sobriety test, the police officer placed Downing under arrest, handcuffed him and took him back to his squad car. While in the backseat of the car, Downing called a man with apparent knowledge of the league to tell him he'd been arrested. The man on the phone confirmed to the trooper that the NFL had told Downing he was on a "kill list" and Downing asked for grace from the officer out of fear for his family.

At the end of the phone conversation, Downing said he'd be the one to let Titans coach Mike Vrabel know about the arrest.

Downing did not serve a suspension as a result of the incident and was never publicly punished by the Titans before his firing. Since his firing, Downing has been hired as the passing game coordinator for the New York Jets.

Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on Twitter @nicksuss.