Matt Araiza Signing With Chiefs Two Months After Sexual Assault Lawsuit Dropped

Matt Araiza — the previous Payments punter who was reduce by Buffalo within the 2022 preseason after a lady alleged he sexually assaulted her — is now signing with the Chiefs … roughly two months after his accuser dropped her lawsuit in opposition to him.

The 23-year-old soccer participant’s brokers introduced the transfer on social media Thursday afternoon … praising the kicker for the way he is dealt with all the things because the allegations have been first introduced in opposition to him almost two years in the past.

“We are grateful to Brett Veach, coach [Andy] Reid and the @Chiefs organization for giving Matt this opportunity,” JL Sports activities officers wrote on X. “Matt has been to hell and back in the last 18 months. He has handled himself with grace and humility that is truly inspiring.”

They added, “Matt can now move forward knowing that this ordeal is behind him. He is thrilled to move forward as a part of the #ChiefsKingdom.”

As we beforehand reported, Araiza’s accuser claimed in a suit filed again in August ’22 that when she was 17 years outdated, Araiza and two of his school soccer teammates raped her whereas she was attending a 2021 Halloween get together on the punter’s San Diego-area house.

Araiza was adamant on the time the claims have been false … and in December 2022, some 4 months after she filed the go well with, prosecutors introduced they might not be urgent fees in opposition to the NFLer.

“There is no path to a potential criminal conviction,” they stated in revealing their resolution.

A 12 months later, in December 2023, Araiza’s attorneys introduced the girl had dropped her suit after the events reached an settlement.

“Matt is not paying the plaintiff any money,” Araiza’s attorneys stated in a press release, “and he is reserving his right to pursue the plaintiff’s attorney, Dan Gilleon, and his law office for the harm that they have caused him.”