Eagles’ Player Indicted For Rape and Kidnapping

Just days after clinching the Super Bowl, one player on the Philadelphia Eagles probably isn’t celebrating.

Back-up offensive lineman Josh Sills was just indicted for rape and one count of kidnapping in Ohio.

Sills was indicted for one count of kidnapping and rape for an incident that occurred back in 2019.

The indictment alleges Sills “engaged in sexual activity that was not consensual and held a victim against her will.”

#UPDATE: The Eagles just released a statement on the charges. https://t.co/43tGeLdLoZ

— TMZ (@TMZ) February 1, 2023

Philadelphia Eagles' offensive lineman Josh Sills indicted on rape and kidnapping charges just days before the Super Bowl pic.twitter.com/zPPls4gk1v

— SAY CHEESE! 👄🧀 (@SaycheeseDGTL) February 1, 2023

Fox News added more details:

Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Josh Sills was indicted on one count of rape and one count of kidnapping in Ohio on Wednesday, the state’s attorney general announced.

Sills, 25, was indicted on one count of rape and one count of kidnapping, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Guernsey County Sheriff Jeffrey D. Paden said in a news release. Both charges are first-degree felonies.

The indictment stems from an incident in December 2019. Sills allegedly “engaged in sexual activity that was not consensual and held a victim against her will,” officials said. The Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation after the alleged crime was immediately reported.

The indictment comes days before the Eagles are set to play in Super Bowl LVII. Sills was a rookie in 2022, and he played in one regular season game.

“The organization is aware of the legal matter involving Josh Sills. We have been in communication with the league office and are in the process of gathering more information. We have no further comment at this time,” the Eagles said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

Sills was issued a summons to appear in Guernsey County Common Pleas Court on Feb. 16 — four days after the Eagles are set to play in the Super Bowl.

Josh Sills, a Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman, was indicted on rape and kidnapping charges stemming from a 2019 incident in Ohio, prosecutors said. https://t.co/LzP9NFScey

— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 1, 2023

TMZ reported the following details:

The Eagles just released a statement on the charges … saying, “The organization is aware of the legal matter involving Josh Sills. We have been in communication with the league office and are in the process of gathering more information. We have no further comment at this time.”
Eagles offensive lineman Josh Sills has been indicted on rape and kidnapping charges … just 11 days before Philadelphia is slated to play the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.

According to prosecutors in Ohio, the charges stem from an incident that happened in Guernsey County back on Dec. 5, 2019.

Officials allege that Sills — a rookie reserve lineman for the Eagles who made the team this year as an undrafted free agent — “engaged in sexual activity that was not consensual and held a victim against her will.”

“…Per the release, Sills engaged in sexual activity that was not consensual and held a victim against her will in December 2019.” #eagles https://t.co/o4i9FOP7sj

— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) February 1, 2023