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Maxwell Hairston’s NFL dreams will be in April Buffalo Bills He chose him from Kentucky in the first round of the draft.
But when Hairston prepares for him first NFL training camp, The Bills rookie defense faces serious legal concerns. Hairston was named in a lawsuit accusing the 21-year-old of sexual misconduct when she was a student-athlete in 2021.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Kentucky, according to the Associated Press.
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Maxwell Hairston of the Kentucky Wildcats before a match against the Mississippi Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium on November 4, 2023 in Miss Starkville. (Michael Chan/Getty Images)
ESPN reported The accuser was an Ohio woman who also attended the University of Kentucky and lived in the same dorm as Hairston in 2021.
Fox News Digital was unable to immediately contact a representative for Hairston for comments.
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The lawsuit alleges that Hairston entered the dorm room without being invited. According to the lawsuit, the woman later announced “several times, involving her having sex with her several times.” Hairston then sexually assaulted her, saying that she was “forcedly removed” her clothes.
During practice on May 27, 2025, Maxwell Hairston of the Buffalo Bills jogs to another area of ​​the field. (Tina Macintyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
There was no comment on the bill, referring to a statement made by general manager Brandon Bean in April during the draft.
Beane said it has “full investigation” of allegations of sexual assault from 2021, including Hairston, the team called the “perfect child.”
Buffalo Bills cornerback Maxwell Hairston is working on June 11, 2025 at a mini-camp at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. (Gregory Fisher/Image Image)
“So, when someone’s name has something like that, it’s a shame. And in this case it doesn’t seem to be anything there,” Bean said.
Hairston played three seasons In Kentucky. He has a chance to win a starting job at cornerback this season.
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The bill has been turned off since completing the mandatory practice in mid-June and returned to the start of training camp later this month.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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