The N.F.L. has announced that it will look into a sexual assault allegation made in the 1990s against Matt Patricia, the newly hired coach of the Detroit Lions.
“We will review the matter with the club to understand the allegations and what the club has learned,” Brian McCarthy, an N.F.L. spokesman, said.
The Detroit News reported Wednesday that in 1996, Patricia, who was 21 at the time, and a friend were arrested while on spring break in South Padre Island, Tex. A woman accused them of entering her hotel room and sexually assaulting her. Patricia and the friend were indicted by a grand jury on a charge of aggravated sexual assault, but the case collapsed after the alleged victim declined to testify.