( CNN ) -- Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent was released from jail on $ 500,000 bond Sunday -- around the time his team pulled off an emotional , last-second win -- after his arrest in the fiery weekend car crash that killed his teammate . Brent was arrested on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter after a Mercedes he was driving flipped and caught fire early Saturday in Irving , Texas , the Dallas suburb where the Cowboys are based . He was out of the Irving City jail by 4:45 p.m. ( 5:45 p.m . ET ) , said a source at the jail who identified himself only by the last name McBride . Police said Brent 's car was traveling at high speed when it hit a curb , and officers on the scene `` believed alcohol was a contributing factor in the crash . '' In an arrest affidavit released Sunday , police reported that Brent was pulling his teammate , Jerry Brown Jr. , from the wrecked vehicle when officers reached the scene of the crash . He refused a blood test , but police were able to take a sample from him because the case involved a fatality , the affidavit states . The car traveled about 900 feet after hitting the curb , said police spokesman John Argumaniz . The 25-year-old Brown , an outside linebacker on the Dallas practice squad , was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital . Cowboys players were told of Brown 's death on their flight east Saturday for a game against the Cincinnati Bengals , said head coach Jason Garrett . They talked more extensively about the situation during meetings that night . `` My memory is of a big strapping guy with a bright smile on his face , bright eyes , bounce in his step every time I saw him , '' Garrett said . `` Twenty-five years old , he 's no longer with us . And that 's hard for everybody to handle . '' Despite their heavy hearts , the Cowboys rallied Sunday from nine points down in the game 's final minutes to beat the Bengals 20-19 on a last-second Dan Bailey field goal . Emotional players and coaches could be seen hugging afterward , with defensive lineman Jason Hatcher holding up Brown 's No . 53 jersey . `` I think there was a feeling of numbness out on the field today , but somehow ( the players ) focused ... and we figured out a way to win , '' said Garrett , who added that he talked with Brown 's mother after the game . `` I thought we honored him as well as he could be honored . '' Brent , 24 , is in his third season with the Cowboys . He appeared for arraignment Sunday morning and did not enter a plea during the brief hearing , according to a detention officer who requested anonymity because she was not authorized to talk to news outlets . The charge he faces is a second-degree felony that carries a potential two- to 20-year prison sentence with a maximum $ 10,000 fine . In a statement issued through his agent Saturday night , Brent said he was `` devastated '' over the accident and `` filled with grief for the loss of my close friend and team mate , Jerry Brown . '' `` I am also grief-stricken for his family , friends and all who were blessed enough to have known him . I will live with this horrific and tragic loss every day for the rest of my life , '' the statement said . Brent pleaded guilty to a DUI charge in 2009 , according to court records in Champaign , Illinois , where he played football with Brown at the University of Illinois . He received a 60-day sentence , a fine and 200 hours of community service . CNN 's Lateef Mungin , Chandler Friedman and Greg Botelho reported from Atlanta . CNN 's Jason Durand contributed to this report .
NEW : Josh Brent is released Sunday from Irving City jail , a source at the jail says . Brent , 24 , was killed when his car flipped and caught fire early Saturday , police say . His teammate Jerry Rice , a rookie , was found dead at a hospital . The Cowboys win on a last - second touchdown despite their ` ` numbness , '' head coach says .