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Buffalo Bills rookie punter Matt Araiza has been cut loose from the team just days after horrifying rape allegations against him surfaced.
The team announced the news late Saturday, just two days after a civil lawsuit was filed alleging that Araiza, together with two of his former San Diego State University teammates, gang-raped a 17-year-old high school student at an off-campus Halloween party last year.
“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,” General Manager Brandon Beane said in a statement shared by the team’s official Twitter account.