Friday night was never going to be Pete Alonso Jersey solely about football for the Bills.The night before, as the team was traveling to Charlotte for a preseason game against Panthers, the Los Angeles Times reported thattaking part in a gang rape of a 17-year-old woman last October while he was at San Diego State.Araiza, who was inactive for the game, i sued a statement Friday claiming his innocence.The facts of the incident are not what they are portrayed in the lawsuit or in the pre s," "I look forward to quickly setting the record straight.After the game, Bills coach Sean McDermott was careful to sound neutral in his pre s conference, but he was clearly emotional on the podium as he answered questions."It's not a situation we take lightly," McDermott said when he was asked what he would say to Bills fans. "I'm hurt. I understand women are hurt. And it's emotional. It's not easy to hear about some of the things I've heard about over the last several hours, and I haven't slept Yoenis Cespedes Jersey a lot, to be honest with you. Because this is a game. But there's other things that are more important than this."This is a game, but there are other things that are more important than this. Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) , McDermott said it was his decision to bench Araiza, whom McDermott named the Juan Lagares Jersey starting punter over incumbent Matt Haack days earlier. Third-string quarterback Matt Barkley punted Friday."It's clear we have work to do to continue to figure this thing out here," McDermott said,.According to , McDermott also said, "We want to find the truth and do this the right way. . . . We're working on finding that truth."The Bills have been criticized since the Times' story came out for their predraft vetting of Araiza. The team said in a statement Thursday that it conducted an investigation after learning that the woman was suing Araiza and two other San Diego State players."We were recently made aware of a civil complaint involving Matt from October 2021,". "Due to the serious nature of the complaint, we conducted a thorough examination of this matter. As this is an ongoing civil case, we will have New York Mets Jersey no other comment at this point."McDermott's comments Friday implied that some information is new to him. That makes the timeline of what the Bills did and didn't know confusing.According to The Athletic's Tim Graham, the Bills were made aware of the allegations last month, which would mean after they drafted Araiza in April but before they named him the starter.Source tells me the Bills were made aware of the accusations against Araiza last month. They did not know when they drafted him, but did know when they cut Matt Haack on Monday. Tim Graham (@ByTimGraham) The next step for the Bills will be to New York Mets Custom Jersey determine if it's in their best interest to stay with Araiza.