Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza was at the stadium for the team’s preseason finale on Friday night, but he didn’t arrive in a Bills logo, his name wasn’t above his locker, he didn’t dress for the game, and he wasn’t on the sideline. Instead, he released a statement to the press via his agent during the game regarding the the civil lawsuit filed against him.
Content warning: this story contains details of rape and sexual violence.
On Thursday, an 18-year-old woman accused Araiza and at least two of his former San Diego State University football teammates of drugging and gang-rapping her in October of 2021 when she was 17.