Chiefs Sign Matt Araiza After Punter Dropped From Rape Lawsuit

Matt Araiza, the former Buffalo Bills punter who the team cut after a woman accused him of rape in 2022, is signing with the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Bills cut Araiza in 2022 after an unnamed woman filed a lawsuit alleging he and two of his college teammates gang raped her at San Diego State University in 2021.

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In December 2022 prosecutors elected not to charge Araiza criminally.  San Diego’s Deputy District Attorney concluded Araiza couldn’t have participated in the alleged rape because, “He wasn’t even at the party anymore.”

Araiza’s accuser dropped her suit in Dec. 2023 in exchange for him dropping his countersuit for defamation.

 

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