New Colts LB Bobby Okereke had accusation in college

According to some reports by local media, the new linebacker had an allegation of sexual assault against him while at Stanford. This is something the team apparently knew about before drafting him.

Bobby Okereke has plenty of talent as a football player. The Colts were ecstatic to get him when they did and have big plans for the former Stanford linebacker. But there are some concerning things with him that have just recently come to light.

Apparently, Okereke was accused of sexual assault while at Stanford. According to the report, Okereke was even found guilt by a Stanford panel 3-2, but you need a 4-1 majority in order to suffer consequences. Because of that, he was able to continue playing on the football team.

The Colts were apparently aware of this before drafting him. According to them, Okereke was the one who brought it up when the team was interviewing him. The team did its due diligence and cleared him of any wrongdoing, and so they moved forward to draft him.

This report is concerning. Anytime sexual assault allegations are brought forth, it is an extremely serious situation. The Colts must have done a lot of research into the allegation, otherwise they wouldn’t have felt comfortable bringing him into the organization.

In any case, Okereke is going to have an extremely short leash when it comes to off the field problems. He needs to be held accountable if something else were to come up. He gets the benefit of the doubt now because no charges were filed, but that may not be the case with another issue.

Hopefully, this is something he can just put in the past and move forward from. This could be a learning experience he uses to make sure he doesn’t put himself in a similar situation.