Bills Cut Matt Araiza After Rookie Accused Of Gang Rape In Graphic Civil Lawsuit
Bills general manager Brandon Beane said the team struggled to get answers about Araiza, per ESPN, and that this was “bigger than football.” “There’s a lot of things we couldn’t get our hands on,” Beane said. “That was about letting Matt handle his situation.” The Bills benched Araiza for Friday’s preseason game and held him out of practice Saturday before making the decision to let him go. After Buffalo’s 21-0 loss to the Panthers, Bills coach Sean McDermott was asked if Araiza would still be around after the final cuts on Tuesday, and at the time, he declined to answer the question, which might have been the first sign that the Bills were thinking about moving on....