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Jalen Kitna is a 19-year-old redshirt freshman who plays quarterback for Florida. Despite his young age, he has played in four games this season as he looks to get his feet underneath him in the college football space.
Given the serious nature of the accusations leveled at him, it is not known if he will be a part of the college football seen again.
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Jalen Kitna is the son of former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna. Jon played 14 seasons in the NFL from 1997 to 2011. He started his journey with the Seattle Seahawks before moving to the Cincinnati Bengals, the Detroit Lions and, lastly, the Dallas Cowboys.
In total, Jon Kitna threw for 29,745 passing yards, 169 touchdowns and 165 interceptions.
Why was Jalen Kitna arrested?
Jalen Kitna, the son of former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, has been arrested, per ESPN, for allegedly being in possession of child pornography and also for allegedly having child exploitation material. The 19-year-old, who is a back-up quarterback at Florida, was arrested Wednesday by the Gainesville Police Department.
As many would have expected, the 19-year-old is no longer playing for Florida at this time as the program has suspended him indefinitely.
Kitna is a redshirt freshman for Florida and has appeared in four games this season and has a touchdown and 181 passing yards to him name. Now, due to this latest reported incident, the 19-year-old will likely not add to those numbers, for, at least, this season.
The University of Florida Athletic Association released a statement when the news broke. They stated that they have zero tolerance for the allegeded behavior.
The statement read:
“We are shocked and saddened to hear of the news involving Jalen Kitna. These are extremely serious charges and the University of Florida and the [University Athletic Association] have zero tolerance for such behavior.”
It is reported that Kitna allegedly distributed the images via Discord.
