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Colts took LB knowing about sex assault claim

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard said Wednesday that he knew Stanford's Bobby Okereke had been accused of sexual assault in 2015 when he drafted the linebacker in April.

"When we looked at it and talked about it and talking to the young man, an incident from four years ago, no discipline by the university (and) he was never charged with a crime," Ballard said Wednesday. "And then you look at his track record from that point to now. Team captain. Lott Trophy quarterfinalists. He graduated with a degree in management and engineering.