Matt Araiza, the former punter for the Buffalo Bills, is returning to the NFL, but this time he’s wearing a Kansas City Chiefs uniform.
His agency, JL Sports, announced the news on Thursday and thanked the Chiefs for giving Araiza this chance.
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Araiza makes his gridiron comeback after a tumultuous incident. He was not charged criminally in a case involving an alleged gang
rape involving the punter, who is currently 23 years old. His return to the NFL was made possible when the legal suit against him was
dismissed in December.
The signing of our client Matt Araiza to the Chiefs is something we are happy to announce. The agency expressed gratitude to coach
Reid, Brett Veach, and the Chiefs organization for providing Matt with this opportunity. “Over the past 18 months, Matt has been to
hell and back. It is quite inspiring how gracious and humble he has been in handling himself. Now that this experience is over, Matt
can move on. He is ecstatic to advance as a member of the Chiefs Kingdom.
Araiza was originally selected by the Bills from San Diego State in the sixth round of the 2022 draft. But in August, they severed their
relationship with him ahead of the season’s last game due to allegations of sexual assault involving a youngster and two previous
It came out that the district attorney was not recommended to prosecute the case after nearly ten months of investigation by San
Diego Police. According to a Yahoo Sports transcript from January, Araiza wasn’t even there when the gang rape was allegedly
committed.
Following a year of waiting for atonement, Araiza thanked friends and family for their encouragement and stated that he was excited
to begin the next chapter of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Super Bowl champions.
Araiza was scheduled to play for the Aztecs in college before being released by the Bills. Known as “Punt God,” he broke the NCAA
record in his final year of punting with an average of 51.2 yards. Buffalo cemented his place as the team’s starting punter.
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