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Bills' Matt Araiza, 2 SDSU CFB Players Sued for Allegedly Gang-Raping 17-Year-Old

A civil lawsuit accuses three current and former San Diego State football players, including Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza, of gang-raping a 17-year-old girl in October 2021, according to Colleen Shalby and Robert J. Lopez of the Los Angeles Times.

Araiza, Zavier Leonard and Nowlin "Pa'a" Ewaliko are all listed in the complaint, which was filed Thursday in state court.

Ewaliko is part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the incident and is no longer on the San Diego State roster. Leonard remains on the football team as a redshirt freshman.

Araiza was drafted by the Bills with the first pick in the sixth round and has become a viral sensation known as the "Punt God.