Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Josh Sills was acquitted of rape and kidnapping charges on Friday.
Sills was indicted in Ohio in February on one count of rape and one count of kidnapping stemming from accusations that he held a victim against her will and had nonconsensual sex with her in December 2019.
The NFL placed him on the commissioner’s exempt list less than two weeks before the Eagles played in Super Bowl LVII.
A jury in Ohio delivered the verdict of not guilty Friday afternoon at the conclusion of a five-day trial.
“I have done nothing wrong, and I am glad that was proven today,” Sills said in court.
The NFL then announced it had removed Sills from the commissioner’s exempt list, allowing Sills to rejoin the club and partake in football activities.
““We are aware that the legal matter involving Josh Sills has been adjudicated and he was found not guilty,” the Eagles said in their own statement. “The organization has monitored the situation. The NFL has removed him from the Commissioner’s Exempt List and he will return to the team’s active roster.”
Sills, 25, joined the Eagles as an undrafted free agent last year after finishing his collegiate career at Oklahoma State. The 6-foot-6, 325-pound Ohio native got into one game as a rookie.
