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Chiefs' Matt Araiza: Signed by Kansas City
The Kansas City Chiefs signed Matt Araiza on Thursday, NFL.com reports.Araiza, who was drafted by the Bills in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, was released before the start of that season in the wake of a civil lawsuit he was named in at the time. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Araiza's contract with the Chiefs is a minimum deal with an injury split. Tommy Townsend, who has served as the team's punter over the last for years, is eligible to become a free agent next month.
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Matt Araiza: Waived by Buffalo
The Bills waived Matt Araiza on Saturday.Araiza is facing a civil suit in California due to his alleged involvement in a rape case, a suit which first came to light Wednesday. The Bills ended up holding out the punter during Friday's preseason finale at Carolina and now have taken the next step to remove him from their roster. According to GM Brandon Beane, "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."
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Bills' Matt Araiza: Held out of Friday's contest
Matt Araiza did not play in the Buffalo Bills' preseason finale Friday night against the Panthers due to a civil suit in California surrounding his alleged involvement in a rape case, Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News reports.The punter has disputed the allegations as recently as Friday, but the nature of the case has taken on a more serious tone in recent days, and the Bills felt it was best to hold Araiza out of Friday's contest while both the team and authorities investigate the situation further. Said coach Sean McDermott: "It is a situation that is extremely serious. Just hard to go through and it's not a situation that we or I take lightly whatsoever." He added, "It's very serious and I understand the sensitivity of the situation, it's clear...we have work to do to continue to figure this thing out here, and we're going to do that."
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Bills' Matt Araiza: Wins job in rookie season
Matt Araiza's teammate Matt Haack was released by the Buffalo Bills on Monday.The Punt God, drafted in April out of San Diego State in the sixth round, has already turned heads and ripped off an 82-yarder in the team's first preseason game against the Colts. Araiza will be the team's punter and likely holder for Tyler Bass all season in the challenging Buffalo climate.
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Bills' Matt Araiza: Buffalo bound
The Buffalo Bills selected Matt Araiza in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, 180th overall.Araiza has a bit of a cult following given he's a hard-tackling punter and has registered multiple punts over 70-plus yards at San Diego State. He'll compete for the starting job along with Matt Haack.
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