Former Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro quarterback Kordell Stewart is saying he didn't realize his license was suspended when he went for a drive Wednesday and was stopped for speeding.
Stewart said through a spokeswoman Thursday that his license was suspended due to an "out dated" traffic ticket and that he didn't know it.
"The arrest has opened Kordell's eyes about staying on top of his automobile issues with a closer eye," said the spokeswoman, Jami Zeigler.
Stewart was released on a $3,000 bond late Wednesday afternoon following his arrest on charges of driving with a suspended license and speeding.
According to an incident report from Alpharetta police, Stewart was stopped after an officer clocked his 2010 Range Rover SUV traveling 61 mph in a 40 mph zone on Windward Parkway. Stewart told the officer he was on the phone with a painter at his house and wasn't paying attention to his speed, the report stated.
A license check revealed that Stewart's license was suspended as of July 15, 2010, and that he was wanted on a failure to appear warrant issued by the city of Conyers.
Stewart was booked into the Alpharetta Jail at 1:30 p.m., Fulton County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Tracy Flanagan said. He's scheduled to appear in court July 12, she said.
The 38-year-old former University of Colorado standout, nicknamed "Slash" for his running ability, played 11 years in the NFL. He last played for the Baltimore Ravens in 2005. Stewart, who lives in Buckhead, works as a football analyst for ESPN.
Stewart plans to marry the granddaughter of Atlanta civil rights legend Hosea Williams. The wedding with Porsha Williams, 29, is scheduled for May 21 at the St. Regis in Buckhead, Zeigler said.
It's the second wedding this month for a descendant of the storied reverend who founded the Atlanta anti-poverty group Hosea Feed the Hungry & Homeless.
Williams is the daughter of the reverend's deceased son, Hosea Williams II.
Juanita Omilami, another granddaughter of the reverend, is marrying Brandon Ramey, said her mother Elisabeth Omilami.
Elisabeth Omilami became executive director of Hosea Feed the Hungry when her father, the reverend, died.
News of her daughter's wedding came last week when Elisabeth Omilami, responding to angry supporters, said it was an accident that a mass email was sent to Hosea Feed the Hungry supporters asking them to donate to her daughter's "nest fund."
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