{"id":425563,"date":"2023-05-24T18:27:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T18:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=425563"},"modified":"2023-05-24T18:27:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T18:27:53","slug":"jets-to-host-ex-bills-punt-god-matt-araiza-for-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/jets-to-host-ex-bills-punt-god-matt-araiza-for-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets To Host Ex-Bills Punt God Matt Araiza For Workout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Araiza will check out with the New York Jets on Wednesday, his agent confirmed to ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter.<\/p>\n<p>Since being cut by the Buffalo Bills in August of last year, two days after a complaint was filed charging Araiza and two of his former San Diego State teammates of participating in a gang rape of a 17-year-old female, he has not played in the NFL.<\/p>\n<h2>Jets To Host Ex-Bills Punt God Matt Araiza For Workout<\/h2>\n<p>Following Araiza&#8217;s exoneration by prosecutors in connection with an alleged gang rape, The Post&#8217;s Brian Costello has reported that the Jets are working out the free-agent punter on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matt Araiza is getting a workout with the New York Jets.. <\/p>\n<p>This is a great first step back for him <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PMSLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z1AN0zrt1f\">pic.twitter.com\/z1AN0zrt1f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/1661432009535918082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After a stellar undergraduate career at San Diego State, where he earned the moniker &#8220;Punt God&#8221; and set an NCAA record by averaging 51.2 yards per punt, Araiza was selected in the draft. He was hailed by the Bills as their starting punter after a productive preseason, but he never played during the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>When he was discharged in August of last year, his professional career came to an end.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/OptimisticJets\/status\/1661437583002402818?s=20<\/p>\n<p>Araiza would not be prosecuted for any crimes, according to the San Diego District Attorney&#8217;s Office&#8217;s announcement in December. The case&#8217;s evidence, which included 35 witnesses, DNA findings, and 10 search warrants, was evaluated by sexual assault specialists, district attorney prosecutors, and detectives, according to the office.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jets are working out free-agent punter Matt Araiza today, his agent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JLSports3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JLSports3<\/a> confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1661361925861834752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Araiza, according to the prosecution, was not present during the alleged gang rape, and San Diego State University found no evidence of misconduct on his part.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\udde8\ud835\udde3\ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddd8: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jets<\/a> are working out free agent punter Matt Araiza, per his agency<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1hGU7dawcg\">pic.twitter.com\/1hGU7dawcg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasrifootball\/status\/1661362287356129281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a statement sent by his agency, Araiza stated that he was eager to resume his NFL career after the criminal matter was dismissed. He has a tryout right now.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just In: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jets<\/a> are working out P Matt Araiza today (Schefter).<\/p>\n<p>Araiza, aka Punt God, was thought of as one of the e best punters to enter the draft in years. He was selected by the  in the 6th round in 2022, only to be released following accusations of rape at an off-campus\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xUmkRiN9U7\">pic.twitter.com\/xUmkRiN9U7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; uSTADIUM (@uSTADIUM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uSTADIUM\/status\/1661363111557832710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even if everything goes smoothly for the Jets, Araiza might not immediately be named the starter like he briefly claimed with the Bills. Thomas Morstead, a seasoned punter, signed with New York last month on a $1.3 million deal with $1.1 million guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bills QB Josh Allen Is Highly Motivated &amp; Wishes To Win The Super Bowl For His Team\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/bills-qb-josh-allen-is-highly-motivated-wishes-to-win-the-super-bowl-for-his-team\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bills QB Josh Allen Is Highly Motivated &amp; Wishes To Win The Super Bowl For His Team<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Araiza will check out with the New York Jets on Wednesday, his agent confirmed to ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter. Since being cut by the Buffalo Bills in August of last year, two days after a complaint was filed charging Araiza and two of his former San Diego State teammates of participating in a gang rape [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":424675,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[8661,2868,2211,8662],"class_list":["post-425563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-jets-matt-araiza","tag-matt-araiza","tag-nfl-news","tag-punter-god-matt-araiza"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}