Overview

• Rebecca Hendryx filed a civil lawsuit on July 1 alleging Hairston sexually assaulted her in a University of Kentucky dorm room in 2021.
• General manager Brandon Beane said on July 23 that the Bills “turned over every stone” before drafting Hairston and called him “a very good young man.”
• At training camp Hairston told reporters that police and University of Kentucky investigations cleared him and he voluntarily submitted to polygraph tests and a phone review to support his denial.
• The NFL has not opened a personal conduct investigation or signaled any disciplinary measures pending resolution of the civil case.
• Hendryx’s attorney has declined to respond to media requests for comment, leaving key details of the plaintiff’s position unaddressed.