Hampton, 64, was arrested by Winfield police and booked into the Lake County, Indiana jail just before midnight last Saturday, according to police. He has been charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Winfield is about 50 miles from Chicago.
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Hampton bonded out of jail the next morning after bail was set at $25,000, ESPN reported.
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The 64-year-old played for the Bears from 1979, when he was drafted with the fourth overall pick, until 1990. He was a member of the Bears' Super Bowl-winning team in the 1985 season.
Hampton played in college at Arkansas, where he was a two-time Southwestern All-Conference selection and Defensive Player of the Year in his final season.
After retiring as a player, he worked as a TV and radio analyst, including as a host of the "The Hamp & O'B Show" on Chicago's WGN Radio.
Messages left Sunday for Hampton at the station were not immediately returned. A listed phone number for him could not be located Sunday.