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Rape Culture in the NFL?

Recently, the Buffalo Bills organization faced heavy scrutiny when their starting punter, Matt Araiza, was faced with civil lawsuit alleging him of gangrape. Araiza, also known as "Punt God" by fans, was the Bills' 6th round draft pick in the recent 2022 NFL draft. He quickly took the league by storm with his extraordinary leg power in his punts. However, his career came to a quick halt when the lawsuit was filed, and he was cut by the team. This is no isolated incident in the NFL regarding rape culture as you only have to go back one year with Deshaun Watson and his own sexual assault allegations in Houston. Araiza's recent allegations continues to grow the public's skepticism on the NFL's stance against sexual assault and domestic violence.  The Araiza allegations state that him and two other former team members of San Diego State (his alma mater) had gangraped a teenage female at a party. Details of the allegation will not be disclosed as they can be pretty