An Ohio woman has sued Buffalo Bills first-round draft pick Maxwell Hairston, accusing him of sexually assaulting her in 2021 when they both attended the University of Kentucky.

According to the lawsuit, filed Tuesday, Hairston met the woman, who identified herself as Rebecca Hendryx, in early 2021 when they were living in the same dorm.

That March, the lawsuit alleges, Hairston went to Hendryx’s room without being invited and followed her into her room after she declined to hang out with him. After Hendryx “[expressed] … her non-interest in engaging in sexual intercourse with him several times,” Hairston “forcefully removed” her pajama shorts and sexually assaulted her, according to the lawsuit.

Hairston, who has not been charged with a crime, and his agent didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment Wednesday.

A spokesperson for the Bills declined to comment, referring to general manager Brandon Beane’s comments in April after the team selected Hairston with the 30th pick in the NFL draft. At the time, Beane said that the team “fully investigated” an allegation of sexual assault from 2021, that Hairston was “an impeccable kid” and “it doesn’t seem to be anything there.”

According to the lawsuit, Hendryx reported the alleged incident to law enforcement “within hours” and received a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) exam at the hospital after speaking to police. The lawsuit does not specify the outcome of Hendryx’s police report or SANE exam, and Hendryx’s lawyers declined to provide any law enforcement or university documents they may have “due to certain information must be kept confidential.”

A spokeswoman for the Lexington police said the department did not have a report matching a sexual assault allegation against Hairston. A spokesperson for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday.

Dani Jaffe, a spokeswoman for the University of Kentucky and university police, said she could not comment on the lawsuit but that “sexual assault allegations are thoroughly investigated and can involve police, Title IX, student conduct officials and other legal entities. If and when charges are warranted, or if a student is found to have violated our Code of Student Conduct, such charges and disciplinary measures are filed and pursued aggressively to protect our students.”

Hendryx transferred from the university in 2021, according to the lawsuit.

ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg contributed to this report.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Travis Kelce ended the 2024 NFL season with career lows in yards and touchdowns — 823 and three, respectively. He looked like he might be nearing the end of one of the greatest tight end careers in NFL history. At 35 years old, an advanced age for his position, he often looked average on the field — other than a vintage Kelce stretch of games during the middle of the season.

Then he caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown in the Kansas City Chiefs’ divisional playoff win over the Houston Texans, single-handedly dragging an otherwise lethargic passing game into the AFC Championship Game.

“We’ve all seen it over the last few years,” general manager Brett Veach said. “There are periods throughout the season where you’re like, ‘This might be it.’ But when the games are the most important and the lights are the brightest, he finds it somewhere.”

With Kelce turning 36 in October, the Chiefs expect that in 2025 he will still be the player they know well.

“The great ones know how to find it,” Veach said. “They know where it’s buried, and they know how to access it. And they can’t access it at that age week in and week out, but when they need it, they know how to find it.”

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Former New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul doesn’t hesitate. He owns that Fourth of July accident 10 years ago that cost him “2½” fingers — the same as he does each of his 94.5 career sacks.

He has no choice but to be reminded of it when putting on a dress shirt and reaching for a button — or when he reminisces about a career he hopes is not over.

“I wouldn’t want my kids to go through something I went through. … I learned from it,” Pierre-Paul told ESPN in a phone conversation last week. “At the end of the day, I’m a big person, but this happened to me. It could happen to anybody.

“So put it out there. What’s to be embarrassed about? There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. It’s just you live and learn from it.”

Pierre-Paul was lighting fireworks he’d purchased for a neighborhood party in Deerfield Beach, Florida, that Independence Day evening in 2015. He was having trouble lighting the last batch, and when it finally discharged, it was at the cost of Pierre-Paul’s right hand.

He remembers being on the verge of fainting because he was losing so much blood while being driven by a friend to nearby Broward Health North Hospital. After seeing the insides of his hand under the light inside the hospital, he told doctors, “Don’t cut my hand off!”

Pierre-Paul had his right index finger amputated. Despite wondering whether his Giants career was over, he managed to return for eight games in the 2015 season. He played two more seasons in New York, logging a total of 16.5 sacks in the three years that followed his injury.

“In absolutely no way did we think he would play,” former Giants vice president of player personnel Marc Ross said. “He’s a medical marvel, really.”

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LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles Chargers safety Rodney Harrison will be the 36th player inducted into the team’s hall of fame, the organization announced Monday.

Harrison’s enshrinement will come during halftime of the Chargers’ Week 8 game against the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, Oct. 23.

The Chargers selected Harrison in the fifth round of the 1994 draft. In his first season the Chargers made the franchise’s only Super Bowl appearance, losing to the San Francisco 49ers 49-26.

Harrison spent nine of his 15 NFL seasons with the Chargers, evolving from a special teams contributor into one of the NFL’s best safeties and gaining fame for his hard hits, earning the moniker “The Hitman.”

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He racked up 21.5 sacks during his time with the Chargers, the most in franchise history by a defensive back, and 26 interceptions — ranking third among Chargers defenders and first among safeties. He also made two Pro Bowls and was a first-team All-Pro in 1998.

“Rodney personified an era of Chargers football defined by physicality, emotion, relentless effort, toughness and grit,” president of football operations John Spanos said in a statement. “For nearly a decade, he gave everything he had to the Chargers, establishing a standard of accountability and setting the bar for competitive greatness.”

The Chargers created their hall of fame in 1976, which includes coaches, a former general manager and part owners. Tight end Antonio Gates is the most recent player inductee, earning the honor in 2023. Former majority owners Alex and Faye Spanos were inducted in 2024.

“What I remember most about Rodney is his incredible toughness,” former head coach Bobby Ross said in a statement. “He was a hard-hitting, relentless safety — fearless in every sense of the word. He had all the tools: speed, instincts, and range — but what separated him was that physical edge, that toughness you don’t always see, even among the best. He stood out from day one.”

Following the 2002 season, the Chargers released Harrison. He went on to sign a six-year deal in February 2003 with the New England Patriots, where he played six more seasons, won two Super Bowls and was a two-time All-Pro.