YoloinOhio

Crossover from the pregame thread: Micah Hyde is holding and Bass is punting

Araiza attorney said the Bills used a private investigator

Or not

He is playing

Ok I’ll edit

Yes

I literally just came here to post this - it is airing at 2am on nfln Edit: 3am

Team can’t really suspend him. They can make him inactive or cut him

They can make him inactive or cut him but there isn’t a “list” he can go on

That is an nfl league list, not a team list. He’s not subject to this list as the civil allegations occurred prior to him being in the nfl. The Exempt List is a special player status available to clubs only in unusual circumstances," NFL.com points out, citing the league's manual. "The List includes those players who have been declared by the Commissioner to be temporarily exempt from counting within the Active List limit. Only the Commissioner has the authority to place a player on the Exempt List; clubs have no such authority, and no exemption, regardless of circumstances, is automatic. https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/just-what-nfl-commissioners-exempt-list

No, it sounds like she was likely raped. Not sure that’s really in dispute. What we don’t know is if araiza was one who raped her or was involved in the act in some way.

Araiza’s lawyer said he hired a private investigator and provided all the info to the team. Correct, The team would not be talking directly to the young lady.

The reason is that they believe he’s innocent of the allegations. They don’t believe he should be cut based on allegations that they believe to be untrue. It’s as simple as that. Stay tuned as it could change but that’s my read on it.

I agree with this. The only thing I wonder is if more information has come out since the civil lawsuit dropped that may point them in another direction. But as of their statement last night and all of their actions since they were notified, it was pretty clear where they stand.