Former Jaguars wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker volunteered to take the fall for Brandon Marshall in the civil case currently levied against the Jets wide receiver by a California woman, the plaintiff's attorneys revealed Wednesday.
Christin Myles alleges that Marshall punched her in the left eye during a melee outside of a Manhattan nightclub in March of 2012 and is seeking at least $75,000 in damages.
Sims-Walker, in a video deposition that was relayed to the jury Wednesday, admitted to texting Marshall that he could "take the blame" if need be.
When pressed on that front in the deposition, Sims-Walker indicated that neither he nor Marshall hit Myles, but that he was willing to take the fall for Marshall "just in case.