NOVI, Mich. -- One-time Detroit Lions receiver Charles Rogers pleaded guilty to driving under the influence Monday.

Rogers was formally charged Thursday morning and jailed with a $50,000 bond after Novi police found him Wednesday afternoon "non-responsive behind the wheel" of his running car.

Police said officers found 28-year-old Rogers in his 2003 Mercedes at about 2 p.m. facing southbound on Meadowbrook Road at Eight Mile Road.

Police said fire officials had to climb into Rogers' car through the sunroof to make sure he was OK.

Beth Chiola said she saw Rogers passed out behind the wheel.

"The car was running. It was in drive. He had his foot on the brake, but they just couldn't get him to wake up," Chiola said. "They were pounding on his windows. They were yelling at him. There was cars that were backed up, so everybody was honking."

Rogers failed sobriety tests and was arrested, police said.

"I think it really hit me last night that my daughter could be on a bus with somebody like this on the road," said Chiola.

"I just hope that this is a wake-up call because I know he has his own children," Chiola said.

Defense attorney Justin Barnett says Rogers wanted to accept responsibility for his actions.

The plea was entered under advisement and sentencing in Novi district court was set for Nov. 10. Barnett expects Rogers to receive intensive probation.

The second overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft originally was arrested in September and charged with assault and battery involving his fiancée, who is the mother of his four children. He later pleaded no contest to trespassing.

Detroit had signed him to a six-year contract that could have been worth nearly $55 million.

Rogers played five games as a rookie, scoring twice in his debut, before a broken collarbone ended his season.

In the 2004 opener, he had the same season-ending injury.

In 15 games over three seasons, Rogers caught 36 passes for 440 yards and four touchdowns.