The NFL removed Sills from the commissioner's exempt list Friday.
Sills had been on the list since Feb. 1, when allegations of rape and kidnapping emerged. After he was found not guilty of those charges in an Ohio court Friday, the NFL has moved to get Sills back on the Eagles' 90-man roster. As an undrafted rookie last season, he was a healthy scratch most weeks but did log four special-teams snaps in his sole appearance.
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Eagles' Josh Sills: Goes on commissioner's exempt list
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The NFL placed Sills on the commissioner's exempt list Wednesday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Sills was indicted Wednesday on allegations of rape and kidnapping by a Guernsey County (Ohio) Common Pleas Court grand jury following a December 2019 incident. A court date has been set for Feb. 16, so this transaction by the NFL means Sills, an undrafted rookie offensive lineman, won't be able to practice ahead of or travel with the Eagles for Super Bowl LVII against the Chiefs on Feb. 12. Currently, the matter is slated for review under the NFL's personal conduct policy, but any sort of punishment is unlikely to be levied by the league until the legal process plays itself out.
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Eagles' Josh Sills: Indicted on first-degree felonies
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Sills was indicted Wednesday by a Guernsey County (Ohio) Common Pleas Court grand jury on one count of alleged rape and one count of alleged kidnapping, both of which are first-degree felonies, Tim McManus of ESPN.com reports.
Per a release posted on the Ohio attorney general's website, the incident in question occurred in December 2019, when the victim reported the allegations and an investigation commenced. Sills has been summoned to appear in court Feb. 16, four days after the Eagles are set to play in Super Bowl LVII. Sills signed with Philadelphia as an undrafted free agent in April and appeared in only one game this season.
