Buffalo Bills(BUFFALO, N.Y.) The Buffalo Bills released rookie punter Matt Araiza Saturday after he was named in a lawsuit that accused him and two others of gang rape. "We have released Punter Matt Araiza," the NFL team said in a statement Saturday. An additional post attributed to GM Brandon Beane expanded as to why the decision was made to release Araiza, a 22-year-old NFL rookie nicknamed the "Punt God" who has denied the accusations. "This afternoon, we decided that releasing Matt Araiza was the best thing to do. Our culture in Buffalo is more important than winning football games," the post read. Beane, who was joined by Coach Sean McDermott, also spoke at a press conference and said it was a "tough" situation for all the parties involved. "It's been tough. And you know, we sympathize with this whole situation all the parties involved this young woman, what she went through, you know, you really feel bad for that whole situation
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NFL punter Matt Araiza and Aztec redshirt freshman offensive lineman Zavier Leonard were cut from their teams' rosters Saturday, two days after they were named in a lawsuit
NFL punter Matt Araiza and Aztec redshirt freshman offensive lineman Zavier Leonard were cut from their teams' rosters Saturday, two days after they were named in a lawsuit