Former Husker Alfonzo Dennard was arrested in Lincoln early Sunday morning, police said.

LPD said Dennard, 29, was contacted during a traffic stop near 18th and N streets at about 2:28 a.m.

When officers were going to take Dennard into custody, police said he resisted arrest and assaulted an officer.

He was eventually taken into custody and booked for third-degree assault on an officer, resisting arrest and failure to comply.

Dennard was a defensive back for the Huskers from 2008-2011 and later played three seasons for the New England Patriots.