In 2022, the Bills released rookie punter Matt Araiza after he was accused in a civil lawsuit of participating in a gang rape while at San Diego State. The NFL did not suspend Araiza. He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in February 2024 after he was dropped from the suit.

Buffalo Bills rookie cornerback and first-round draft pick Maxwell Hairston has been named in a civil lawsuit over an alleged sexual assault case when Hairston was a student-athlete at the University of Kentucky.

A woman has filed a lawsuit against Buffalo Bills first-round draft pick Maxwell Hairston, accusing the NFL player of sexually assaulting her.