A lawsuit against the Chicago Bears and defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff last month, according to Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune.
Joann Blakney filed the initial lawsuit last October in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, accusing Edwards of "assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress" stemming from an altercation at the Bears' team hotel in October 2020 before a game against the Carolina Panthers.
The lawsuit accused the Bears of "negligent supervision and defamation."
According to Kane, the team filed a motion to dismiss but the complaint was withdrawn before a hearing.