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Mike Sims-Walker Offered to Take Blame for Brandon Marshall 2012 Alleged Punch

April 7, 2016   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Former NFL receiver Mike Sims-Walker, who was Brandon Marshall's roommate at Central Florida, offered to take the blame in a civil lawsuit regarding the New York Jets receiver allegedly punching a woman in 2012.
"If I need to, I'll take the blame; I'll say I hit her," Sims-Walker texted Marshall, per Dom Cosentino of NJ Advance Media.
Sims-Walker's role in the incident was revealed Wednesday as part of jury testimony in the case. Marshall did not ask Sims-Walker to take the blame, and text-message evidence shows he declined the offer altogether.
The Pro Bowler is accused of punching a woman outside a New York City nightclub in March 2012. Christin Myles, 28, has asked a jury to award her $75,000 in damages for an incident she claims left her unable to see out of her left eye. Darryl Slater of NJ Advance Media reported a portion of Myles' testimony:
I know who did it. I remember who did it. I shouldn't have been punched that night. He had no reason to....

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