"Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward had bloodshot eyes, stumbled through the alphabet, couldn't keep his balance and smelled strongly of alcohol when officers charged him with drunken driving in Atlanta on Saturday, according to a police report that offered new details into the early morning arrest.

Mr. Ward failed a series of field sobriety tests administered by DeKalb County police Officer Robert Catalano, who wrote in the report that he "swayed back and forth and was getting agitated while conducting the evaluation." The field sobriety test also included a "one leg stand" and the "walk and turn" test.

"Mr. Ward could not keep his balance and started before instructed several times," the officer wrote. "He missed heel to toe, stepped off line, and conducted an improper turn."

The report says he "mixed up and omitted letters" when asked to recite part of the alphabet, and he consented to a portable breath test at the scene, which confirmed the presence of alcohol. The portable test -- the Alco-Sensor FST -- showed a reading of 0.128, well above the legal limit of 0.08. Such portable tests do not measure blood-alcohol content as accurately as a Breathalyzer does and are not admissible in court, police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said.

Mr. Ward, 35, refused to take the state-administered Breathalyzer, which could result in a suspension of his driver's license regardless of the outcome of his case.

He was charged with of driving under the influence of alcohol, a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Mr. Ward's agent, Andrew Ree, issued a statement after this arrest saying the former Super Bowl MVP and "Dancing With the Stars" champ was "NOT impaired by alcohol while driving." He declined to comment further on Monday."