New York Giants

Attorney: Giants DT 'cleared of all wrongdoing' after rape accusation

Published Feb. 12, 2016 2:10 p.m. ET

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New York Giants defensive tackle Jay Bromley has avoided serious assault charges after being accused of raping a woman and hitting her with his vehicle last month.

Bromley's attorney, Alex Spiro, said his client has been "cleared of all wrongdoing" on Friday.

Via Jordan Raanan of NJ.com:

"Today, Jay Bromley has been officially cleared of all wrongdoing," according to his attorney Alex Spiro. #Giants
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) February 12, 2016

Bromley met the woman on Instagram, according to the original New York Post report, and the incident allegedly occurred after they went out to a hookah bar in Manhattan. The 6-foot-3, 306-pound lineman has denied the woman's accusations from the start, according to a Friday report from the New York Daily News.

The Giants picked Bromley, a Syracuse product, in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft. He will try to make the leap from reserve to full-time starter in his third season, and legal troubles won't help him accomplish that.