New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated on Friday to resolve a case stemming from a Sept. 21 police stop.

As part of the agreement with the court, his case will be closed without jail time or probation if he pays a $500 fine. He must continue in an NFL alcohol counseling program that he's been in since November.

He also gets a six-month driver's license suspension.

"I feel good. I feel like it came to a fair conclusion by the judge and DA," Edwards said. "I'm happy that it's past and now it's just really time to focus on football again."

Edwards will be a free agent when the NFL and players ratify a new collective bargaining agreement. Although the Jets sat Edwards for the first quarter of the Miami game immediately after his arrest, he could still be subject to NFL discipline.

This isn't the first incident involving Edwards. He was involved in a prior nightclub incident in Cleveland, in which he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor aggravated disorderly conduct. He was on probation in Ohio at the time of his DWI arrest. The guilty finding in New York could trigger a violation, with a possible $1,000 fine and six-month jail term.

The Jets were "aware" of the ruling.

"In light of the current labor situation, we will have no further comment," team spokesman Bruce Speight said.

Edwards' lawyer, Peter M. Frankel, said he hoped the league and Cleveland authorities would take into account the player's extensive charitable activities, including the $1 million in college scholarships he awarded Cleveland students this spring.

In June, Edwards was involved in a minor car crash on the Detroit River island park of Belle Isle. No charges were filed in that incident, and police said alcohol did not appear to be a factor.