Ever since the elevator incident involving Ray Rice, it seems as if a new pro-football player is under fire each week. From domestic violence to child abuse, it surprisingly comes as no shock that Dallas Cowboys’ special teams player, C.J. Spillman, is now under police investigation. A woman has claimed to be sexually assaulted by Spillman, in their team hotel on September 20th. However, Spillman did in fact still play the next day. OMG, jump on the link for more details !!!
via ESPN
C.J. Spillman’s status on the Dallas Cowboys’ roster will not change unless he is charged or arrested in connection with a sexual assault investigation from Sept. 20 at a Grapevine, Texas, hotel, according to coach Jason Garrett.
“I think you have to be careful with just accusations and allegations in this situation,” Garrett said Thursday. “When someone is officially charged or arrested for something, that’s when it becomes a different situation in our minds. For now, he’s a member of our football team and will take part in everything we do to this point.”
Grapevine police confirmed that Spillman is being investigated in connection with an alleged sexual assault at the Gaylord Hotel. According to a source, Spillman has cooperated fully with police.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Thursday the league has been “looking into the matter and will continue to do so.”
“I think with C.J. we just don’t know enough,” Cowboys tight end Jason Witten said. “He’s my teammate. I just found out about it earlier in the day. But as I said before, the expectations and standards for us is high and it needs to be high. We’ll see how that plays out and we respect him and he’s been a great asset for our team and his interaction with us he’s a true pro.”
