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Woman allegedly raped by Tennessee players calls them ``animals'': report

A woman who says she was raped by two former Tennessee football players in 2014 testified Wednesday she was initially reluctant to press charges because "they looked like animals."

Linebacker A.J. Johnson and defensive back Michael Williams, both facing two counts of aggravated rape each, are on trial for allegedly raping the woman during a party at Johnson's apartment Nov. 16, 2014, hours after a Tennessee victory over Kentucky.

They were suspended from the team less than 48 hours after the party and never played for Tennessee again.

Defense lawyers contend the woman intentionally had consensual sex with both men at the same time and lied afterward that she was raped.