ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bills have released punter Matt Araiza two days after a civil lawsuit was filed alleging he and two other current and former San Diego State football players gang raped a minor.
Araiza was not at practice Saturday after being held out of Friday's preseason game against the Carolina Panthers and was not on the sideline during the game or in the locker room after the game concluded. He traveled back to Buffalo, N.Y. on the team plane.
In a press conference after the game Friday, coach Sean McDermott declined to comment on Araiza's status or exactly what the team knew prior to the lawsuit being filed.