National Football League

Eagles CB Allen detained and released by police, no charges filed

Published Feb. 17, 2015 1:31 p.m. ET

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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Nate Allen says he's cooperating with police in Fort Myers, Florida, after being detained for nearly five hours over the holiday weekend.

Police confirmed in a news release that Allen was pulled over around 5 p.m. Monday. No charges were filed, and Allen was eventually released.

Allen, who lives in southwest Florida in the offseason, told The News-Press on Tuesday that he spent several hours in a holding cell before detectives informed him that a 16-year-old girl had accused him of performing a lewd act at a stoplight.

Allen denies the accusation, saying he was on a cellphone call from the time he left a nearby Red Lobster restaurant until he was stopped.

Allen says he can't understand why someone would make such an accusation.