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Philadelphia Eagles guard Josh Sills (61) is ready on the field during the second half of a NFL preseason football game against the Miami Dolphins, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)(Wilfredo Lee | AP)
Philadelphia Eagles guard Josh Sills (61) is ready on the field during the second half of a NFL preseason football game against the Miami Dolphins, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)(Wilfredo Lee | AP)
By Jared Goffinet
Published: Feb. 1, 2023 at 9:29 PM GMT+5:30|Updated: 2 hours ago
GUERNSEY COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) – A Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman has been indicted on rape and kidnapping charges a week and a half before Super Bowl LVII.
Joshua Sills, a 25-year- old rookie for the NFC Champion Eagles, is facing felony charges for a crime that allegedly happened on Dec. 5, 2019, according to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
Sills “engaged in sexual activity that was not consensual and held a victim against her will,” the attorney general stated.
The alleged crime was reported “immediately” and the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office “ conducted a detailed investigation,” Yost explained.
The case was presented to the grand jury and is being prosecuted by the Special Prosecutions Section of the Attorney General’s Office.
Sills was issued a summons to appear in Guernsey County court on Feb. 16, four days after his team’s Super Bowl appearance, according to Yost.
At the time of the alleged crime, Sills, a Sarahsville, Ohio, native, was a redshirt junior for the West Virginia Mountaineers, the team’s 2019 roster shows.
The 325-pound Sills transferred to Oklahoma State the following season.
He went undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft but signed with Philadelphia as an undrafted free agent.
The 25-year- old rookie is listed as the Eagles’ second-string right guard. Sills was on the field for just four snaps this season.
The Eagles have not released a public comment on the allegations.
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