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LaTroy Lewis’ time as a member of the Atlanta Falcons coaching staff lasted less than a month. The team fired him on Friday after sexual assault allegations surfaced.
The allegations are linked to a December 2024 hotel incident during Lewis’ time on the Michigan football coaching staff. The Falcons issued a statement Friday saying the organization was aware of the allegations against the team’s former assistant defensive line coach.
“We are aware of allegations regarding LaTroy Lewis,” the Falcons said. “We are in the process of gathering information and will have no further comment at this time.”
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LaTroy Lewis of the Tennessee Volunteers watches from the sideline during a game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium on November 29, 2014 in Nashville, Tenn. (Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
In a statement obtained by ESPN, Michigan spokesman Paul Corliss called the allegations “deeply troubling.”
Attorney Fabiola A. Galguera said Lewis “intends to vigorously fight these false allegations with the support of his wife, family and my team.”
Pakinomist Digital was unable to reach Lewis for comment.
Lewis served as a graduate assistant at Michigan in 2022 and was promoted to assistant defensive line coach for the next two seasons.
“The Ann Arbor Police Department was recently made aware of allegations of a sexual assault that was reported to have occurred on December 5, 2024,” an Ann Arbor Police spokesperson said in a statement. “The suspect in this investigation is LaTroy Lewis.
“The AAPD Detective Bureau initiated an immediate investigation into the incident. This investigation remains active and ongoing.”
An Atlanta Falcons helmet on the field before a game between the Falcons and the Carolina Panthers on Dec. 8, 2019, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (David John Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Karen Truszkowski, the attorney for the woman who accuses Lewis of sexual assault, said her client filed an incident report with Ann Arbor police and requested a protective order against Lewis.
The woman and Lewis connected on a dating app in July 2024, and she claims his behavior became aggressive via text and phone calls, according to Truszkowski. They first met at an Ann Arbor hotel in December 2024, when she told police Lewis raped her, according to Truszkowski.
The Milford Police Department in Michigan responded the next month to a 911 call from the woman’s neighbors who heard raised voices, according to Truszkowski. The attorney said her client and Lewis told police their argument was not physical.
Truszkowski said her client told Milford police that Lewis was an assistant defensive line coach at Michigan and said she did not want to talk about it. She was hesitant to tell police at the time that Lewis had physically abused her, according to Truszkowski.
A photo from LaTroy Lewis’ playing days with the Tennessee Titans from May 23, 2019. (AP Photo, file)
Pakinomist Digital contacted Ann Arbor Police to obtain the police report and protective order related to the allegations against Lewis.
Lewis coached under former Michigan coaches Sherrone Moore and Jim Harbaugh. Moore was fired in December after allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with an employee and was charged with three felonies, including home invasion and stalking.
The woman who accused Lewis allegedly shared details of the incident with Moore, according to her attorney. However, Truszkowski said Moore ultimately chose not to press charges against Lewis and instead sent his client lewd, sexually explicit text messages.
Moore’s attorney denied the claims.
“Sherrone Moore did not fail to report misconduct, did not reward wrongdoing and did not harass anyone,” Moore’s attorney, Ellen K. Michaels, said in a statement to ESPN. “These allegations are false.”
“As we have noted, the university launched an investigation into the circumstances and conduct that led to Sherrone Moore’s firing as well as a broader culture review of the athletic department,” Corliss said in a statement.
“We continue to encourage anyone with relevant information to contact the law firm conducting the investigation.
Lewis played linebacker at Tennessee before signing with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2017 and appearing in the preseason. He later spent time with the Texans and Titans and coached in Toledo last season.
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