Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia addressed a Detroit News story that revealed that he had been indicted in 1996 for an alleged sexual assault.
During a press conference at team headquarters on Thursday, Patricia repeatedly stated that he did nothing wrong and said that the incident never came up in the interview process with the Lions. He assured that he is 100% the coach of the Lions.
"I was innocent then and I am innocent now," Patricia said. "There was never any situation in the Lions interview where I did not disclose the truth.