Matt Araiza, The Punt God, Signs With Team in Mexico

[ChevyVanMiller]

El Batea Dios?

 

https://www.wivb.com/sports/buffalo-bills/matt-araiza-mexico-bills-punter-tijuana-galgos/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR3hXJT6FyrTB5Xd-MCQ2hUvGEt77t6LpkBZvjONHsxpU_l9ZRDS4k4G4cQ

Edited February 17, 2023 by ChevyVanMiller

[Saint Doug]

The CFL or XFL didn’t even want to touch him?

[DJB]

3 minutes ago, Saint Doug said:

The CFL or XFL didn’t even want to touch him?

Probably should have gone with a different word here 

[boyst]

9 minutes ago, Saint Doug said:

The CFL or XFL didn’t even want to touch him?

They're not in season right now. He needs reps. Been out of the game for a year. 

[K D]

¡Ay chihuahua! Is Tijuana the best place for him? Keep him away from the donkey show 

[LeGOATski]

17 minutes ago, Saint Doug said:

The CFL or XFL didn’t even want to touch him?

Might be a personal decision to stay local for the time being

[Blank Stare]

Maybe it’s just me, but if he’s never criminally charged or held liable in civil court, he’s going to get another chance in the league. You just know someone will do it. He’s too talented. If he truly is innocent (which I'm still pretty skeptical he did absolutely nothing wrong at this point) then he’d be worth bringing back. We are currently punter-less and we did burn a pick on him. I wonder if he holds a grudge against the Bills, but even he has to understand he put the team in an impossible position just before the start of the season. 

[K D]

2 minutes ago, Blank Stare said:

Maybe it’s just me, but if he’s never criminally charged or held liable in civil court, he’s going to get another chance in the league. You just know someone will do it. He’s too talented. If he truly is innocent (which I'm still pretty skeptical he did absolutely nothing wrong at this point) then he’d be worth bringing back. We are currently punter-less and we did burn a pick on him. I wonder if he holds a grudge against the Bills, but even he has to understand he put the team in an impossible position just before the start of the season. 

[MJS]

We'll see what happens with his legal stuff. We have a good punter now, luckily, so if he gets another shot in the NFL is will probably be with a different team.

[John from Riverside]

We did end up doing OK

[BillsFanForever19]

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Editor’s note: Hours after confirming with FOX 5 that Matt Araiza was a member of the Tijuana Galgos, the team’s head coach, Ricardo Licona, says Araiza will apparently get an opportunity in the NFL.

 

Apparently, someone's giving him a shot. I wonder who?

[StHustle]

1 hour ago, MJS said:

We'll see what happens with his legal stuff. We have a good punter now, luckily, so if he gets another shot in the NFL is will probably be with a different team.

Nothing really to see with his legal stuff. Despite all that was alleged, and all the pressure put on that DA’s office, they couldn’t even charge the guy in good faith. The investigation exposed the plaintiff as a liar. I believe Matt was doing nothing but average college jock stuff and ended up in a very unfortunate situation. I really hope he gets another crack at it. Not sure if it’ll be with us cause end of the day, optics matter. Glad to see he’s back to doing what he loves.

[Doc Brown]

1 hour ago, MJS said:

We'll see what happens with his legal stuff. We have a good punter now, luckily, so if he gets another shot in the NFL is will probably be with a different team.

Martin is a free agent.  I'm not sure what his asking price is but Araiza could be an interesting plan B if Beane thinks he's not worth the investment.

1 minute ago, StHustle said:

Nothing really to see with his legal stuff. Despite all that was alleged, and all the pressure put on that DA’s office, they couldn’t even charge the guy in good faith. The investigation exposed the plaintiff as a liar. I believe Matt was doing nothing but average college jock stuff and ended up in a very unfortunate situation. I really hope he gets another crack at it. Not sure if it’ll be with us cause end of the day, optics matter. Glad to see he’s back to doing what he loves.

They proved that?

[HurlyBurly51]

2 minutes ago, StHustle said:

Nothing really to see with his legal stuff. Despite all that was alleged, and all the pressure put on that DA’s office, they couldn’t even charge the guy in good faith. The investigation exposed the plaintiff as a liar. I believe Matt was doing nothing but average college jock stuff and ended up in a very unfortunate situation. I really hope he gets another crack at it. Not sure if it’ll be with us cause end of the day, optics matter. Glad to see he’s back to doing what he loves.

If true she cost him his job and reputation, and a counter suit seems to be in order.

[Albany,n.y.]

2 hours ago, boyst said:

They're not in season right now. He needs reps. Been out of the game for a year. 

The XFL plays this week

[Kiva]

Pathetic how he has fallen. Another beane whiff. 

[davefan66]

Civil lawsuit with a trial date of October 20.  I would guess no NFL will touch him until after that.

[MJS]

4 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

Martin is a free agent.  I'm not sure what his asking price is but Araiza could be an interesting plan B if Beane thinks he's not worth the investment.

Martin was excellent. It would be a real shame if he walked.

[PetermansRedemption]

7 hours ago, Blank Stare said:

Maybe it’s just me, but if he’s never criminally charged or held liable in civil court, he’s going to get another chance in the league. You just know someone will do it. He’s too talented. If he truly is innocent (which I'm still pretty skeptical he did absolutely nothing wrong at this point) then he’d be worth bringing back. We are currently punter-less and we did burn a pick on him. I wonder if he holds a grudge against the Bills, but even he has to understand he put the team in an impossible position just before the start of the season. 

I’m not sure this applies to a punter. A QB? Absolutely. A WR? Probably. But a punter? The difference in average punt by 5 yards probably isn’t enough to move the needle in favor of signing someone who is going to come with a ton of negative publicity. 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

5 hours ago, Kiva said:

Pathetic how he has fallen. Another beane whiff. 

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