Content warning: This article references sexual assault.
Following news this week that civil sexual assault allegations were dropped against former Buffalo Bills and San Diego State University (SDSU) punter Matt Araiza, the NFL hopeful made his first comments to the press. Araiza was accused of the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl at a house party near the campus of SDSU in October 2021.
As reported by Danielle Dawson and Zara Baker of WIVB News 4 Buffalo, 23-year-old Araiza specifically mentioned that some members of the Bills’ organization have maintained a line of communication with him throughout the process.