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Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins (87) works out prior to the game against the Washington Redskins during the Tropical Storm Hermine at Raymond James Stadium. (Kim Klement | USA TODAY Sports)

There's no denying new Jets tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins, whom the team claimed off the waiver wire Monday, can play football.

The issue? He comes with a bit of baggage, to say the least.

Since 2013, Seferian-Jenkins has been arrested twice for DUI. The second time -- which happened on Friday -- resulted in his release from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

As is the case with most athletes that get in trouble with the law, TMZ wasn't far behind. The website got ahold of the police dashboard video of the arrest. You can see Seferian-Jenkins noticeably stumbling before he tells an officer that he has to take "a huge s***."

The video is just below:

Seferian-Jenkins' first DUI came in 2013 while he was in college at the University of Washington. He was suspended for one game as a result and spent one day in jail.

Here are some details of Seferian-Jenkins' latest DUI arrest, on Friday, via ESPN's Jenna Laine:

According to the Florida Highway Patrol arrest report, Seferian-Jenkins was pulled over at 3:42 a.m. for driving erratically and speeding. He was going 75-80 mph in a 55 mph zone. He was arrested and charged with a DUI and violation of an Ignition Interlock Device restriction from a 2013 DUI arrest in Washington. He refused a breathalyzer test once at the Hillsborough County Jail.

Based on the video of Friday's arrest, the cops were going to let Seferian-Jenkins off with a warning. But then Seferian-Jenkins continued making small talk with an officer, who apparently realized something was off about Seferian-Jenkins.

A little while later, the cops hauled Seferian-Jenkins away. While he was in the police car, he made several crude comments about needing to use the bathroom.

Originally a second-round draft pick by the Bucs in 2014, Seferian-Jenkins, who will turn 24 on Thursday, has pulled in 81 passes for 603 yards and seven touchdowns in 18 career games. Last season, in seven games, Seferian-Jenkins caught 21 passes for 338 yards and four scores.

Seferian-Jenkins caught three passes for 44 yards and a touchdown in the Buccaneers' first two games this season.

Standing 6-6 and weighing 262 pounds, Seferian-Jenkins certainly has the stature and athletic talent to be a difference maker in the NFL. He just needs to keep his nose out of trouble.

To this point, that's not something he has shown the ability to do.

The Jets, aside from Seferian-Jenkins, have three other tight ends on the roster: Kellen Davis, Brandon Bostick, and Braedon Bowman. None of those players has a reception yet this season.

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