MATT ARAIZA’S CASE IS A FAILURE OF JOURNALISM ACROSS MOST OF SPORTS MEDIA – By Mary Katharine Ham (OutKick) / May 11, 2023
In spring 2022, Matt Araiza was a stand-out San Diego State kicker and a 6th-round NFL draft pick known as “Punt God” for his foot with a 50-yard average.
By August, Araiza was best known as the accused in a civil suit alleging the gang rape, along with two teammates, of an intoxicated 17-year-old at a Halloween party during his senior year of college. He was dropped by the Buffalo Bills during his rookie preseason after the allegations emerged.
We now know that in December 2022, prosecutors declined to bring charges against Araiza because they determined he was not at the party in question at the time of the alleged gang rape.
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