Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Josh Sills was acquitted of rape and kidnapping charges in an Ohio courtroom Friday. Sills, 25, was indicted by a Guernsey County Common Pleas Court grand jury in February on one count of rape and one count of kidnapping, both first-degree felonies.
The jury deliberated for about three hours Friday following five days of trial before delivering the verdict. «I have done nothing wrong, and I am glad that was proven today,» Sills said in court after the ruling.
Sills was accused of engaging in sexual activity that was not consensual and holding a victim against her will in December 2019.
After the verdict, the NFL issued a statement: «We have notified the Eagles that Sills has been removed from the commissioner's exempt list and is eligible to join the club.